1. Bronze Medallion Royal Life Saving
Resources:
Bronze Medallion DVD: Module 1 and 2
Swimming and Lifesaving Manual: Chap 1,2 and 5

2. ‘Everyone can be a Lifesaver’
Do You agree or Disagree?

3. The current awards that you can achive through Royal Lifesaving are: _________________________

4. Bronze Awards 1st Bronze Star Holders of this award are unqualified
to attempt any form of contact rescue
involving a conscious person in deep water.

5. Bronze Medallion
Holders of this award are recognised as having gained the minimum standard as a qualified lifesaver. The minimum age is 14 years or the year in which the candidate turns 14.

6. Bronze Cross
Candidates wishing to develop their level of judgement, technique and physical ability to carry out a water rescue. Candidates are required to complete the Bronze Medallion Award.

7. What jobs would require a Bronze Medallion qualification?

8. What jobs would require a Bronze Cross

9. Common Causes of Drowning
Can you think of?
What is drowning?
What are some common incidents that cause individuals to drown?

10. Hazards in Aquatic Environments
Identify the hazards in the following pictures

14. What other types of activities do different people do in the water?

15. Self Preservation What is Self Preservation
Are there rescues that are safer than others?

16. Swimming Rescues
Swim- accompanied Rescue
Tow- non contact and contact

17. Four Steps to a Rescue
1. Awareness: Recognise an emergency, accepting responsibility
2. Assessment: make an informed judgement
3. Action: Develop a plan, effect the rescue
4. After Care: Give aid until medical treatment arrives
Remember the 4 A’s!!!
Test:

18. Categories of person’s to be rescued
Non swimmer
Weak swimmer
Injured person
Unconscious person

19. You will need to work in your groups and work out what kind of characteristics each swimmer has Think about body position, mental state, cooperation levels
Injured Swimmer
Non Swimmer
Unconscious swimmer
Weak Swimmer

20. Priority Rescue What order would you do if you had to do a rescue?
Eg (non swimmer, unconcious swimmer, weak etc)

21. Non Swimming Rescues
Types of Rescue

22. Put them in the order of the safest method
Types of Rescue
Put them in the order of the safest method 1 2 3 4 5

23. Types of Rescue
Talk
Reach
Throw
Wade
Row
Swim
Tow

24. What do the following signs mean?
Where would you find these signs?