Harrell, W. Andrew, and Jennifer A. Boisvert. "An Information Theory Analysis of Duration Of Lifeguards' Scanning." Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 97, no. 1, 1 Aug. 2003, pp. 129-134. SAGE Journals, http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2466/pms.2003.97.1.129. Accessed 8 Feb. 2017. This article is an analysis of observations of the duration of scanning of six lifeguards. Two observers watched as the lifeguards scanned a pool over a 60-minute time period. In the process, they would note whether the lifeguards were looking at the areas of the pool with swimmers and the amount of time they scanned that area. The results found that as the number of swimmers increased then the duration of the lifeguarding increased. Also, the lifeguards spent more time watching over younger swimmers…show more content… Email Interview. 25 Feb. 2017. Kaylen is a lifeguard at a camp in Lake Wales called Circle F Dude Ranch. She was trained by a coworker of hers and another person I interviewed Trevor Valdes. She has only been lifeguarding for less than a year but has worked every day for the entire summer and now occasionally works on the weekends. During the interview, I asked her six questions about her experience in lifeguarding with different forms of literacy discussed in my research paper. She discusses her experiences when it comes to communicating between her coworkers and the use of the various genres in her job. She also talks about why communication between her and her employer is a necessity to understand what is expected of her at her job. What makes her experience different from the other interviews is that she works at a waterfront or lake. Unlike working at a pool or a beach, lifeguarding at a waterfront requires her to be on the water while scanning which makes it hard for her to grab equipment or call for the EMS in a timely manner. This is why the use of whistles and abbreviations is a necessity in communicating to the lifeguards on land when she is executing a
