International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience
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Jenny Smith

Senior Lecturer and Chartered Psychologist – University of Chichester, UK

Biography

Dr Jenny Page is a senior lecturer and chartered psychologist based at the University of Chichester. Jenny’s research focuses on visual attention and eye movements. Her most recent projects have examined the surveillance process of beach lifeguards, in collaboration with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the University of Portsmouth and pool lifeguards in collaboration with Royal Lifesaving UK (RLSS UK and the University of Portsmouth). Specifically this research has examined the impact of expertise effects, instruction sets, communication, prescribed scanning, and fatigue on hazard perception.

Publications

Challenges and Feasibility of Applying Reasoning and DecisionMaking for a Lifeguard Undertaking a Rescue Research

In areas where lifeguard services operate, less than 6% of all rescued persons need medical attention and require CPR. In contrast, among areas where no lifeguard services are provided almost 30% require CPR. This difference indicates the importance of the lifeguard is. Lifeguard work requires effective problem identification, diagnostic strategies... Read More»

David Szpilman, Billy Doyle, Jenny Smith, Rachel Griffiths and Mike Tipton

Research Article: Int J Emerg Ment Health 2017, 19: 379

DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821.1000379

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