i work as a lifeguard.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in CPR/AED first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on requirements of their particular venue. In some areas, lifeguards are part of the emergency services system to incidents and in some communities, the lifeguard service also carries out mountain rescues, or may function as the primary EMS provider. A lifeguard is responsible for the safety of people in an area of water, and usually a defined area immediately surrounding or adjacent to it, such as a beach next to an ocean or lake. The priority is to ensure no harm comes to users of the area for which they are responsible. Lifeguards often take on this responsibility upon employment, although they can also be volunteers. The conditions resulting in drowning are summarized by the 'drowning chain' in which each link can lead directly to an incident, or contribute to a succession of links. It consists of lack of education about water safety or local conditions, a lack of safety advice (for example, about rip currents at a beach) a lack of protection (like no flotation device for a weak swimmer), lack of safety supervision, or an inability to cope with conditions (strong surf with a weak swimmer).\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Ive been looking into becoming a lifeguard recently but dont know where to begin, Can you give me any pointers? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well you have to be a really strong swimmer. You also have to be trained in CPR/AED and water rescue."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I think I have enough strength to do it, Do you know how much a lifeguard gets paid?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm not sure. I'm sure it varies. But since lifeguards are responsible for people's lives around water, I would hope it wouldn't be too little."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah I want to be paid well, Im basically risking my life too when I go into the water."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sometimes lifeguards are part of the emergency services system and can even carry out mountain rescues."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh really? So its not all just working in the water? What kind of mountain rescues would a lifeguard do anyways?, I'm confused. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm assuming it would be mountains that are close to water or have water running through them."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Ah yes thats true, Never thought about it that way, Do you have any other lifeguard pointers I should know? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Not really. Other than it's a very important job because they supervise the rescue and safety of swimmers."}]