Gerald Dworkin will present an educational program at the 18th New Hampshire North Country Emergency Medical Services Conference titled, Drowning and Aquatic Injuries: Prevention, Recognition and Management on October 16. The three-day conference focuses on all aspects of pre-hospital EMS and will be conducted at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel and Resort in Bartlett, NH.

Dworkin is a professional Aquatics Safety and Water Rescue Consultant for Lifesaving Resources Inc. (lifesaving.com), an internationally-recognized New Hampshire based corporation dedicated to drowning and aquatic injury prevention and emergency management. He has written and published numerous articles on Lifeguarding, Aquatics Safety, Water Rescue, and Ice Rescue, and frequently presents at EMS, Fire, Public Safety, Rescue and Aquatic Recreation Conferences throughout the United States. Dworkin regularly consults as a forensics Expert in drowning and aquatic injury litigation and has consulted on over 225 cases to date.

Dworkin serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (www.ndpa.org), a national non-profit dedicated to Water Safety and drowning prevention. He also serves as a Sounding Board Member for the national headquarters of the American Red Cross' Lifeguard Training Program, and is on an advisory committee for the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderale, Florida.

Lifesaving Resources develops training curriculums in Lifeguarding, Aquatics Safety, Water Rescue, Swiftwater Rescue, and Ice Rescue, and conducts this training throughout North America for the Public Safety and Rescue, as well as the Lifeguard and Aquatic Recreation Sectors. The company's award-winning website at lifesaving.com is considered a technical resource by Public Safety and Rescue and Lifeguard and Aquatic Recreation professionals from throughout the world and currently attracts more than 4,000 visitors daily from throughout the world.

During the past several years, Dworkin and Lifesaving Resources have been featured on such national media as CBS' Early Show; NBC's Today Show; ABC's Good Morning America; MSNBC News; CNN; The Weather Channel; The Discovery Channel; and Fire Emergency Training Network.