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    B. Chris Brewster (Lifeguard Chief (ret.), San Diego Lifeguard Service President, United States Lifesaving Association, President, Americas Region, International Life Saving Federation)

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    Rob K. Brons LLM (Chief Fire Officer National Commander, Urban Search and Rescue Team, The Netherlands, Chairman, Examination Committee, Dutch Life Saving Association)

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    Joost J. L. M. Bierens MD, PhD, MCDM (Professor in Emergency Medicine Member, medical committee, International Life Saving Federation, Advisory board, Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Member, Medical Commission Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution) (Professor in Emergency Medicine Member, medical committee, International Life Saving Federation, Advisory board, Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Member, Medical Commission Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution)

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Brewster, B.C., Brons, R.K. (2006). Task Force on Rescue — Rescue Techniques. In: Bierens, J.J.L.M. (eds) Handbook on Drowning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29656-5_5

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