"Turtle to the RescueOmaha, NE -- When a lifeguard jumps in the pool, a "Turtle" follows to help. It sounds odd, but it's the reason a man is alive tonight. A man named Daniel just finished his laps in the downtown YMCA pool when he passed out. Lucky lifeguard Kenneth Proctor sat in the chair. He jumped into action with an electronic stowaway. Together they made the difference between life and death. Keeping up with the little swimmers is the biggest challenge Proctor faces most days. But on the rare occasion a life is in danger, this lifeguard takes his title seriously. "This will be about my fourth rescue in total."When a swimmer named Daniel passes out, Ken's training as a navy air rescue swimmer and 16 years poolside become instinct."Upon gasping for air I noticed the scar on is chest which alerted me towards past problems with his heart and breathing."As Ken keeps Daniel breathing, this little red companion calls for help. "This is kind of the hero of the day right here. Without the "Turtle" I would not have been able to give Daniel the attention that I did give him and get the ems within five minutes." The "Turtle" is a quarter size electronic transmitter activated by water when a life guard takes an emergency plunge."With the "Turtle", it actually immediately alerts the offices and the supervisors in the building that way that way I am able to direct all my attention to Daniel and the situation."Ken and the "Turtle." Together, they save lives."I am glad that he is doing well I heard his family is very supportive. They were there automatically and you know they were gracious for what we did. It was just being part of the team." The Turtle alert system costs 500 dollars. It's installed at all YMCA pools. For now, Ken is only installed at the downtown "Y."Reported by: Dave Roberts, dgroberts@action3news.com " "I wanted to pass along this news story for you and your staff concerning the turtle. It has been slightly just over a year since we installed the turtle in all of our branches. Yesterday the turtle was involved in a pool emergency at our Downtown YMCA location and really improved the response time for the victim. It allowed our guard to be a first responder in a lone guard situation and give him the ability to give 100% of his attention to the victim and have the comfort that help was on the way. After folks see this and our insurance company which is Redwoods Groups promotes the Turtle even more you may get lots of calls. It help us save a life yesterday. Our victim is not out of the woods yet but hopefully all will be well. Thanks for all of your support along the way with getting the Turtle installed properly in our YMCAs!"Linda ButkusVice President Operations/COOYMCA of Greater Omaha8 Aug 2008
Safety Turtle adopted by YMCA Ottawa, ON – May 1, 2008 – Terrapin Communications, Inc., maker of Safety Turtle, a personal wireless immersion alarm designed to protect young children, seniors, disabled persons and pets from drowning, today announced that its product has been adopted by YMCA and other aquatic facilities to automatically alert the front desk of a water rescue by one of its lifeguards. Safety Turtle also affords a layer of protection for rehabilitation patients who exercise in water. They wear a Turtle sun visor or a Turtle headphone for musical accompaniment. A Turtle instantly detects immersion in water, then transmits a signal that sets off a loud alarm at one or more Base Stations. Safety Turtle is the only product on the market satisfying insurance underwriter recommendations that a portable aquatic-emergency summoning device should be used instead of a hard-wired emergency button or telephone in a public pool area. A Turtle attached to each lifeguard rescue buoy, which always goes into the water during a rescue, allows a single lifeguard to respond nearly immediately to an aquatic emergency, rather than having to travel from where s/he was standing to the emergency call button and then to the distressed swimmer. The Safety Turtle personal immersion type pool alarm and wireless gate alarm were presented and demonstrated by a CPSC water safety spokesperson on a CNN pool safety feature that aired Saturday July 14, 2007. The segment is on Terrapin's web site http://www.safetyturtle.com/, along with Oprah and other media articles and airings featuring Safety Turtle.
Safety Turtle adopted by YMCA Ottawa, ON – May 1, 2008 – Terrapin Communications, Inc., maker of Safety Turtle, a personal wireless immersion alarm designed to protect young children, seniors, disabled persons and pets from drowning, today announced that its product has been adopted by YMCA and other aquatic facilities to automatically alert the front desk of a water rescue by one of its lifeguards. Safety Turtle also affords a layer of protection for rehabilitation patients who exercise in water. They wear a Turtle sun visor or a Turtle headphone for musical accompaniment. A Turtle instantly detects immersion in water, then transmits a signal that sets off a loud alarm at one or more Base Stations. Safety Turtle is the only product on the market satisfying insurance underwriter recommendations that a portable aquatic-emergency summoning device should be used instead of a hard-wired emergency button or telephone in a public pool area. A Turtle attached to each lifeguard rescue buoy, which always goes into the water during a rescue, allows a single lifeguard to respond nearly immediately to an aquatic emergency, rather than having to travel from where s/he was standing to the emergency call button and then to the distressed swimmer. The Safety Turtle personal immersion type pool alarm and wireless gate alarm were presented and demonstrated by a CPSC water safety spokesperson on a CNN pool safety feature that aired Saturday July 14, 2007. The segment is on Terrapin's web site http://www.safetyturtle.com/, along with Oprah and other media articles and airings featuring Safety Turtle.
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