Measuring Australian Children’s Water Safety Knowledge: The National Water Safety Quiz

Peden, Amy E.; Franklin, Richard C.; Scarr, Justin

doi:10.25035/ijare.10.02.04

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“…This highlights the importance of learning rescue skills at a young age. Results from an Australian national water safety quiz have highlighted a knowledge gap in rescue safety among children aged 5–12 years, 40 with males performing more poorly than females. Further work is required to explore the rescue skills of males and how they change over their lifespan.…”

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Who rescues who? Understanding aquatic rescues in Australia using coronial data and a survey

Franklin

Peden

Brander

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To examine fatal drowning associated with aquatic rescues and prior self‐reported experience of undertaking an aquatic rescue in Australia. Methods: Previous aquatic rescue experience was sourced through the 2013 Queensland Computer Assisted Telephone Instrument Survey and compared to data on rescue‐related fatal unintentional drowning between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2015. Results: Twenty‐three per cent (n=294/1291) of survey respondents had previously performed an aquatic rescue. Males (X2=35.2; p<0.001) were more likely to have performed a rescue; commonly at a beach/ocean/harbour location (X2=13.5; p<0.001). Females were more likely to have rescued a child (0‐4 years of age) (X2=29.2; p<0.001) from a swimming pool (X2=34.3; p<0.001). Fifty‐one people drowned while performing an aquatic rescue (Males=82.4%; 25–44 years of age=53.0%; beaches=54.9%). Conclusions: Drownings are prevented by bystanders; this is not without risk to the rescuer. Most people perform only one rescue in their life, often at a younger age, on an altruistic basis, of family members or young children. Community‐wide rescue skills, taught at a young age, with consideration for coastal, inland and swimming pool environments, may prevent drowning. Implications for public health: There is a need to train people early in their life on how to undertake a safe rescue and provide resuscitation, including promoting regular updates, in particular if supervising children.

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Who rescues who? Understanding aquatic rescues in Australia using coronial data and a survey

Franklin

Peden

Brander

et al. 2019

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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“…The locations of greatest drowning risk for 5‐ to 14‐year‐olds are open water environments, and not swimming pools, with the most common location for drowning being a river, creek or stream 14 . This emphasises the importance of learning a full range of swimming and survival skills and knowledge of hazards and risks associated with such locations 15,16 …”

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Exploring children’s participation in commercial swimming lessons through the social determinants of health

Willcox-Pidgeon

Peden

Scarr³

2020

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue addressed: Drowning is a public health challenge, disproportionately impacting children. Social determinants of health (SDH) such as socio-economic disadvantage and geographic isolation increase drowning risk. Swimming and water safety lessons, in part, have reduced drowning in children, while also enabling healthy aquatic participation. Research suggests that some Australian children receive insufficient swimming and water safety education and are not achieving essential skills. Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective analysis of swimming and water safety skills achieved by a cohort of children (5-12 years) attending commercial swimming lessons in three Australian states was undertaken. Variables included participant demographics (age, gender, and the SDH of socio-economic status [SES], and geographical remoteness) and skills being taught and achieved. Skills achieved were analysed against the National Swimming & Water Safety Framework and the National Benchmark.Results: Swim schools were more likely to teach freestyle (87%) and backstroke (83%); and less likely to teach water safety skills like treading water (53%), and survival backstroke (46%). Overall, 40% of 12-year-old children failed to achieve the National Benchmark of 50 metres freestyle, fewer were achieving minimum water safety skills. Children from low socio-economic areas and regional locations were less likely to be achieving 50 metres freestyle. Children in this study were commonly from major cities (94%) and of high socio-economic areas (53%). Conclusions:Swimming lessons must incorporate a broad range of swimming and water safety competencies to ensure children have the skills required to reduce drowning, especially for those deemed at increased risk.So what: Stakeholders must prioritise holistic drowning prevention education strategies, ensuring all children can access swimming and water safety programs regardless of their socio-economic status or geographical location.

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“…Peden és munkatársai tanulmányukban bizonyítja, hogy az ausztrál diákok felkészültsége is alacsonyabb a vártnál, és ez számtalan megelőzhető balesetet eredményez a vízparton. Következésképpen a magasszintű iskolai kereteken belüli oktatás bevezetését tartják megfelelőnek (Peden et al, 2017). A köznevelésben számos ponton jelennek meg a tantervekben ezen ismeretek átadására vonatkozó tartalmak, hazánkban és külföldön egyaránt.…”

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Measuring Australian Children’s Water Safety Knowledge: The National Water Safety Quiz

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Who rescues who? Understanding aquatic rescues in Australia using coronial data and a survey

Who rescues who? Understanding aquatic rescues in Australia using coronial data and a survey

Exploring children’s participation in commercial swimming lessons through the social determinants of health

Egyetemi hallgatók életmentési hajlandóságának vizsgálata a koherenciaérzettel összefüggésben

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