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Lifeguard Personal Statement

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The healthcare sector offers a variety of professional opportunities that include pediatric, geriatrics, public policy and many other areas in which I hope to make a impact towards. I have always been intrigued by medicine and continue to gain more interest in public health. In the future, I desire to combine both medicine and public health by participating in an MD and MPH program. My experiences and education provide me with constant motivation in achieving my goals.
For the last three years, I have worked as a lifeguard for the State of Maryland Park and Recreations. My experience working as a lifeguard has been beneficial in pursuing my goals . Every week at my workplace I participate in a mandatory training known as in-service, which …show more content…

I was the first respondent to a girl having a asthma attack. I followed my training to provide assistance while her father brought her inhaler. Another incident that I responded to was a customer having a heat stroke in the hot tub. After activating my emergency action plan (EAP), I positioned the woman on the nearest bench and held an ice pack to the back of her neck to cool her down. The manager extended a water hose with cold water and directed the water to her bottom half. I learn that using the water hose was more effective because it cools down the customer in a shorter amount of time. These experiences have help me to respond to an array of emergencies. Always after an incident I have a tendency to replay the scene in my head and wonder what I could have done differently, which helps me to be better equipped for future emergencies and to identify better prevention methods for other accidents. My best moment of my job is when I help people and I see the gratitude on their faces. I will never forget the parents that thanked me after I pulled their child out the water or the expression on the woman's face when she came back into reality from

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