Year 11 water safety

Participating in swimming competencies each term is useful for:

• Cardiovascular fitness

• Meeting the ED QLD standards for marine excursions

• general water safety procedures

• all of the above

Which of the following is considered the most dangerous water rescue ?

• Reach rescue

• Tow rescue

• Contact rescue

In an emergency situation you have a non-swimmer, injured swimmer, weak swimmer and an individual unconscious... who do you attempt to rescue first?

• Unconscious

• Weak

• Injured

• Non-swimmer

entering the water gradually from a river bank is described as what type of entry

• Compact

• Wade in

• Stride

• Slide

Which of the following would be considered the more dangerous type of wave?

• Surging

• Spilling

• Plunging

What does CPR stand for ?

• Cannot provide resuscitation

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

• Cardiopulmonary restart

In an emergency situation who's safety is most important?

• Your own

• The person in need of assistance

• everyone

Hypothermia is a condition of;

• excess body temperature

• reduced body temperature

Within the DRSABCD action plan what does the R stand for?

• Reaction

• Resuscitation

• Response

When caught in a rip what should you do?

• Swim parallel to the beach

• let it take you out, then swim in to shore

• raise hand and call for assistance

• Any of the above