AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being, Responsible Consumption & Production, Life Below Water
KEYWORDS
public safety, rescue, water safety, product design
COUNTRY
Denmark
DESIGNED BY
Jannika Cao, Mikkel Thomassen,Sofus Amby
WEBSITE
https://www.lifeboard.nu
LifeBoard - Public Rescue Board
LifeBoard rethinks civil rescue and disrupts a wrongful tradition of lifebuoy rings at the beach
Did you know a poor swimmer can drown in less than 60 sec? Beachgoers are often closest and the only in a position to help a distressed swimmer in time. Civil rescuers’ instinctive and emotional reaction is to swim out, forgetting about their safety and risking their lives. Unfortunately, some rescuers perish in the rescue attempt, which often happens because they forget or fail to bring appropriate safety device. We are changing this! Today, the lifebuoy ring is a symbol of safety. It is a common publicly accessible flotation aid on the beach but designed to be thrown from piers, harbors and boats. It is slow and troublesome to swim with, making it unsuitable on the beach. Leading to the question, why is it placed at the beach? We are changing the game by giving beachgoers a highly needed aid for swimming rescues. The LifeBoard® is designed for a civil first response operation, that allows a fast response without compromising on the rescuer’s own safety.