BRONZE MEDALLION TEST / THEORY EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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BRONZE MEDALLION
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BRONZE MEDALLION
What are the elements of water safety? (4) - CORRECT ANSWER Understanding the dangers. Understanding the rules of behaviour for activity in, on or near the water. Swimming and confidence. Safely helping others.
What's the key to survival swimming? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER To conserve energy and bo...
BRONZE MEDALLION TEST / THEORY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are the elements of water safety? (4) - CORRECT ANSWER Understanding the
dangers. Understanding the rules of behaviour for activity in, on or near the water.
Swimming and confidence. Safely helping others.
What's the key to survival swimming? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER To conserve energy
and body heat.
How? (10) - CORRECT ANSWER Make a plan and avoid panic, stay afloat and hold
onto any buoyant object to help floatation or put of a PFD if one is a available and
remain still, maintain the body in a relaxed position, keep the body and limbs
submerged, in cold water retain clothing, swim with slow relaxed strokes, change
position and stroke to lessen muscular fatigue, keep the eyes open to avoid loss of
confidence, breathe in regular and controlled manner and attract attention.
What are the steps in a rescue? (4) - CORRECT ANSWER Awareness (recognising
the emergency and accepting responsibility), Assessment (making informed
judgements), Action (developing a plan and effecting the rescue) and After care (giving
aid until medical help arrives).
Methods of rescue in-order(6) - CORRECT ANSWER Reach, throw, wade, row, swim
(where possible a rescue aid) and tow.
What types of entries are there? explanations? (4) - CORRECT ANSWER Slide in
entry (Depth and state of the water unknown). Stride entry (Rescuer needs to watch
person in difficulty and water depth is known). Shallow dive (necessary to cover a
greater distance and water depth known)• Compact (Entry required is from a height
greater than one metre and Water depth known)
If a person is to to perform or assist in a rescue, there are two things that must occur.
What are they? - CORRECT ANSWER Early recognition of a problem and
interpretation of the event as an emergency which requires urgent attention.
What are some factors at the emergency? (7) - CORRECT ANSWER Weak, non-
swimmer, help available, the degree of urgency, distance from safety, distressed
bystanders and the type of drowning person.
Throughout the rescue of any conscious person, the life saver should: - CORRECT
ANSWER attract the persons attention, calm and reassure that person and encourage
self help with clear and positive instructions.
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