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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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
You should only remove a spinal injured patient from the water if:
Emergency services arrive
The air and water temperature are becoming a risk
The water conditions are a risk
All answers are correct
A good swimmer caught in a rip should swim
against the rip back into shore
with the rip further out to sea then swim back in once out of the rip
Parallel to the shore for 30-40 metres
At a 45 degree angle to the beach
Common signs of a rip current are:
Discolored brown water, foam and debris floating towards the shore
Plunging waves breaking evenly along the beach
Spilling waves breaking evenly along the beach
Discolored brown water, foam and debris floating seaward
The priority order for a non-swimming rescue is
talk, reach, wade, throw, row
talk, throw, reach, wade, row
talk, reach, throw, row, wade
talk, reach, throw, wade, row
What are risks need to be considered before attempting a wade rescue?
depth of water
currents
water temperature
all answers are correct
An appropriate safe entry required from a height of more than 2m into known deep water is
Stride
Step in
Compact
Slide
An appropriate entry when a rescuer needs to watch a person in difficulty and entry is to be made from a low height into water known to be deep and free of obstacles.
Dive
Stride
Compact
Step in
The following describes a _________________ swimmer.
They are desperate grabbing and climbing arm and leg action. Vertical in the water and not necessarily facing the point of safety May submerge for increasing periods of time
Unconscious
Weak
Injured
Non
The following describes a ___________ swimmer.
May be in an awkward position in the water Attempts to attact attention Varying degrees of anxiety in the face and eyes
Unconscious
Weak
Injured
Non
The following describes a ____________ swimmer.
May act on clear instructions from the rescuer Accompanied and non-contact rescue methods using an aid are likely to be successful Could be using arms and legs for support
Weak
Non
Unconscious
Injured
The following describes a _____________ swimmer.
Immediate contact and support is required This swimmer is usually prioritised last if there are multiple people requiring rescuing Facial expressions are not usually seen
Unconscious
Injured
Weak
Non
Which one of the following landings is NOT a landing for a gentle slope
Walk out
Shoulder carry
Drag
Support position
Which one of the following landings is a landing for a steep slope:
Piggy back
Support position
Stirrup lift
Assisted lift
A extended arm roll over is used when
The casualty is face up with a suspected spinal in shallow water
The casualty is face up with a suspected spinal in deep water
The casualty is face down with a suspected spinal in shallow water
The casualty is face down with a suspected spinal in deep water
The four steps you should follow in a rescue situation can be summarised as the four 'As'
Ask, Assessment, Apply, AED
Awareness, Action, Accepting, Assist
Awareness, Assessment, Action, After Care
Ask, Assistance, Assessment, After Care
An underwater search and rescue takes place in murky water
True
False
A wade rescue is used in deep water only
True
False
A non-contact tow requires contact via a flotation aid between the rescuer and patient.
True
False
An accompanied tow requires contact between the rescuer and patient.
True
False
A dive is the safest entry for murky water
True
False
Breaststroke is a survival stroke
True
False
If a rescuer needs to use a block on a casualty, the rescuer should push off hard in their chest area.
True
False
Spinal injuries only occur in shallow water
True
False
A towel could be used as a rescue aid
True
False
A reach rescue is an appropriate rescue aid for someone in difficulty 5m from safety
True
False
