ILS Medical Position Statements (MPS) are expert advice internal to ILS but having external impact. A number of medical position statements (MPS 1, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20) have been translated into Spanish.
MPS 01: The Use of Abdominal Thrusts in Drowning
MPS 02: Sun Dangers for Lifeguards
MPS 04: AED Use in Drowning Resuscitation
MPS 07: Medical Priorities in Lifesaving
MPS 08: In Water Resuscitation
MPS 09: Supplemental Oxygen Use by Lifeguards
MPS 10: Positioning of a Victim on a Sloping Beach
MPS 11: Critical CPR Skills for Lifeguards
MPS 13: Aquatics Disasters (In Development)
MPS 15: Compression-Only CPR and Drowning
MPS 16: Shallow Water Blackout
MPS 18: Eating Before Swimming
MPS 19: Drowning Chain of Survival
MPS 20: Ability to Perform CPR Post Rescue
MPS 21: Spinal Injury Management
MPS 22: Research Needs for Drowning
MPS 23: Resuscitation in Low Resource Settings
MPS 26: Resuscitation Onboard Rescue Boats
Joint Position Statements Regarding COVID-19
This position statement and associated CPR Guidelines are presented on behalf of the International Drowning Researchers’ Alliance (IDRA), International Life Saving Federation – Medical Committee (ILS-MC) and International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF).