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Dr. Justin Sempsrott: The Drowning Episode, Everything You Thought You Knew, and More (PART 2) | Ep.21 |

Episode 21
1h 47m | Mar 10, 2026

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This week we are back with Part 2 of our discussion with Dr. Justin Sempsrott, an emergency medical physician and drowning specialist who spent the last two decades advancing drowning resuscitation. In 2006, he co-founded Lifeguards Without Borders after seeing the massive and preventable global burden of drowning, especially in low and middle income countries. In the last five years alone, Justin has lectured on drowning resuscitation to over 10,000 pre-hospital providers, including Air Force Paratroopers, Navy Seals and other special forces medics has also helped spearhead numerous studies, which have become the latest science for Industrywide as well as statewide drowning protocols.


00:00 Welcome to Part 2

01:10 Drowning Rhythm Basics

03:48 AED Timing Decisions

06:03 Responder Roundup Promo

07:44 Vigilance And Scene Context

11:54 Profiling Risky Swimmers

14:00 Pools Versus Beaches

15:38 Global Drowning Burden

18:06 Medical Oversight Innovation

23:19 Implementing New Science

26:56 Rescuer Mental Health

28:50 Nonfatal Drowning Aftermath

30:13 Families And Prevention Advocacy

36:36 Equity And Generational Barriers

41:12 Multisector Solutions

45:28 What Works In Practice

50:13 Community Prevention Tactics

54:23 Valuing Lifeguards In Systems

56:06 Driving Change Upstream

57:49 Data Beats Tradition

01:00:44 Rethinking C Spine Care

01:03:24 Textbooks Journals Conferences

01:04:13 Compassion Through Repetition

01:07:33 Mentorship Fuels Momentum

01:13:37 Join the Drowning Network

01:17:28 Cross Discipline Safety Lessons

01:21:31 Breath Hold Training In Light

01:27:02 When Healthy Swimmers Drown

01:29:22 High Fidelity Beach Scenarios

01:34:16 Continuum Care and Dispatch

01:40:56 Embrace Change and Creditless

01:42:21 Final Thanks and Wrap


Thanks for listening!

Check out these links for more!

Drowning Presentation

2024 AHA Drowning Guidelines


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drowning resuscitation, drowning prevention, drowning science, drowning definition update, near drowning definition change, lifeguard CPR rescue breathing, oxygen first drowning protocol, BVM ventilation in drowning, foam and vomiting in drowning, jaw thrust airway management, compression-only CPR vs drowning CPR, pediatric drowning prevention, Lifeguards Without Borders, global drowning statistics, water safety education, EMS drowning protocols

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