. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. As summer ap- proaches, many beach communities are gearing up for the rush of tourists. But being prepared for summer visitors means more than opening up restaurants closed during the winter and cleaning up rental property. It also means preparing for the beach accidents that occur every year when you mix folks unfamiliar with beach hazards with elements like rip currents, undertows and intense heat. That's why Dennis Regan, Sea Grant's recreational advisory agent on Roanoke Island, is organizing beach saf
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. As summer ap- proaches, many beach communities are gearing up for the rush of tourists. But being prepared for summer visitors means more than opening up restaurants closed during the winter and cleaning up rental property. It also means preparing for the beach accidents that occur every year when you mix folks unfamiliar with beach hazards with elements like rip currents, undertows and intense heat. That's why Dennis Regan, Sea Grant's recreational advisory agent on Roanoke Island, is organizing beach safety clinics for Dare County emergency personnel. For the first meeting on May 6, Regan invited town and county officials, police, lifeguards, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), National Park Service per- sonnel and personnel from the Outer Banks Medical Center. He hopes these groups can work out a cooperative, county-wide emergency procedure that will provide fast aid for beach victims. In a second meeting to be held in June, sponsored by the Dare County Chamber of Commerce, Regan and others will acquaint Dare County sum- mer employees with emergency procedures and potential dangers on the beach. These employees, who often have contact with tourists, can pass along information about potential beach hazzards. And in a final meeting on June 17, those directly responsible for beach safety, lifeguards and EMTs, will be provided with in-depth information for recognizing beach hazzards like rip currents and for following correct emergency procedures. Divers all over the United States have a new friend to protect them. DAN, or Diving Accident Network, is a 24-hour telephone ser- vice designed to help provide quick treatment for the vic- tims of diving accidents. By dialing 1-919-684-8111, divers are connected with trained physicians on duty 24 hours a day at Duke Uni- versity Medical Center. Information on the accident is recorded, and the caller is either given direct advice from
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