Introduction:
The lifesaving activity has a series of peculiarities that must be examined in order to prevent possible injuries that its practitioners may suffer. In order to do this, access is gained to a population that must have the minimum training in professional lifesaving, such as lifesaving athletes. These data give a first idea of what the most common injuries are, where they occur, how they occur, and what tests these athletes perform. In the same way, the appearance of injuries is related to the specific work to prevent them.

Objectives: • To know the most common lifesaving injuries. • Preventing injuries with specific planning

Methods:
A questionnaire was generated through the Google questionnaire application, and once the items were agreed upon, it was passed on to the different lifesaving clubs so that the athletes could complete them. The results were then analysed in an excel database in order to reach the most relevant conclusions of the study.

Results:
A sample of 188 subjects was accessed, 46% male, 53% female, with an average age of 18.7 years, having competed in an average of 6.42 events per season, with an average height of 169.11 centimetres and a weight of 62.7 kg. The results give a profile of at what point in the season most injuries was, which body parts are most frequently injured, whether they occur in training or in competition and whether they occur in pool or sea events. Finally, it is assessed whether they can be related to specific strength work in the gym. Finally, the results were related to the variable relating to the number of competitions carried out in a season, as well as the possibility of positive results in the practice of other sports carried out by the subject.

Conclusion: Injury prevention work should be a fundamental part of the athlete's preparation, and based on these results, the number and severity of injuries can be reduced.

Keywords: Prevention, injuries, lifesaving

Royal Spanish Lifesaving Federation - San Sebastián de los Reyes - Madrid - Spain - Ana Domínguez Pachón Alberto García Sanz Ismael Sanz Arribas