TOM EBRO: AQUATIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Areas of Specialization

Highlights of Expertise

  • Aquatic litigation expert witness
  • Water safety consulting and risk assessment
  • Arsenal of technical resources
  • “Dream Team” of industry specialists and expertise
  • Extensive technical library of aquatic industry standards and codes
  • Featured speaker at aquatic safety conferences
  • Featured expert on national TV broadcasts
  • Forensic aquatic accident reconstruction
  • Investigated more than 1,200 cases
  • Aquatic product testing and evaluation 
  • Reconstructs what the eye doesn’t see
  • Industry memberships, affiliations and certifications
  • Instructor: SCUBA, first aid, CPR, water safety, boating, water skiing, aquatic risk management
  • Produced American Red Cross aquatic safety training films and videos
  • University graduate: B.S. in Aquatics Recreation
  • Former USMC instructor
  • Former Los Angeles County Aquatics Director
  • Former Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Deputy Coroner and Aquatics Investigator
  • Trained police, coroners, firefighters, boat captains, lifeguards, and the physically handicapped in specialized underwater techniques

 

Cases Investigated by Accident Type

  • Alligator attacks and shark attacks
  • Aquatic homicides
  • Aquatic hypothermia and hyperthermia dangers
  • Boat capsizing and sinking
  • Boat collisions and propeller lacerations
  • Body and tube impacts in wave pools
  • Chemical imbalance and lack of water clarity
  • Collision with flume or flange
  • Defective pool gate or enclosure
  • Diving or sliding into shallow water
  • Douche injuries on speed slide runouts
  • Drownings and near drownings
  • Excessive spa water temperature
  • Head/ankle injury from striking splash-pool bottom
  • Hidden underwater drop offs and obstacles
  • Horseplay
  • In-flume injuries
  • Intoxication, alcohol or drugs
  • Lifeguard or staff negligence
  • Neglectful supervision of children
  • Parasailing accidents
  • Pool and safety inadequacies
  • PWC off-throttle steering loss
  • SCUBA diving accidents, including equipment failure
  • Slips and falls at aquatic facilities and on boat decks
  • Spinal injuries from diving into shallow water
  • Suction entrapment against drain grates
  • Tow rope recoils and entanglements
  • Underwater dive buddy separation
  • Waterski bindings failure
  • Waterslide and wave pool accidents
  • Whipping of skier, kneeboarder, towable White water rafting accidents

 

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Tom Ebro's experience includes aquatic programming at more than 50 regional public swimming pools (including lakes and beaches) for Los Angeles County. He served as Administrator of SCUBA certification standards and safety legislation, and oversaw aquatic education programs, safety training, and public relations dealing with the media and aquatics industries.

For 10 years he served as LA County Medical Examiner's Deputy Coroner and Aquatics Accident Invetigator under Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Noguchi. He was responsible for forensic investigation of aquatic fatalities and testifying in coroner inquests.

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