Bronze Medallion

What does the acronym, H.E.L.P stand for?

• Heat, Eliminating, Lessening, Posture

• Help, Evacuate, Life saving, Position

• Help, Escape, Lessening, Position

• Heat, Escape, Lessening, Posture

When completing an accompanied rescue, you need to?

• Get in the water, swim to person and tow them back to safety

• Stay out of the water, throw an aid and tell the person to kick to safety

• Get in the water, with an aid, swim to person, give them the aid and reassure them and ask them kick back to safety.

• Watch person from the edge and try to get someone else to help them

An injured swimmer is normally:

• Swimming around in circles, with recognisable strokes

• Holding injured site, whist trying to swim to safety

• Struggling to keep their head above the water

• Face down in the water, not moving

A PFD stands for:

• Personal Flotation Device

• People Floating Device

• Personal Floating Deviation

• Personal Floating Device

Which item is NOT a flotation device:

• Paddle

• Esky

• Ball

• Long sleeved top

A reverse is:

• A rescue technique that involves people swimming away from danger

• A flotation aid that helps to back people away from the rescuer

• A type of swimming stroke

• A rescue technique that involves the rescuer towing backwards

An unconscious person is

• Normally found face down in water not moving

• Face down, moving in circles

• Face up in water moving slowly

• In an upright position, signalling for help

When at the beach, the most common cause of a rescue is:

• Getting hit by body surfers

• People getting bitten by sharks

• Getting lost

• People getting caught in rips

Survival skills are

• Strokes that the swimmer keeps their head up and arms under the water

• Strokes that the swimmers head is in the water

• Strokes that swimmers use in competition

• Used to get to safety as quick as possible

Which of the following entry is the most appropriate for shallow murky water?

• Compact

• Stride

• Slide

• Dive