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Bronze Medallion (United Kingdom)
{{Unreferenced, date=August 2010 The Bronze Medallion was the flagship award of the Royal Life Saving Society UK until 2012. It was open to those age 14 years of age and over, and consists of resuscitation, theory questions on water safety, self rescue, and rescue principles, and a practical swimming pool based assessment. A summary of the nine tests (Dec 2006) is as follows: 1. Suspected Drowning; includes mouth-to-mouth/nose resuscitation and the recovery position. 2. Suspected Heart Attack; includes mouth-to-mouth/nose resuscitation, CPR and the recovery position. 3. Land-Based Rescue; includes use of various rescue methods in which the rescuer remains on the shore. Non-Contact. 4. Wade/Swim Rescue; includes use of various rescue methods in which the rescuer has to enter the water. Non-Contact. 5. Timed Swim/Tow; 50m swim, 50m tow using item of clothing. Must be completed within 3min15secs from arriving at pool edge to casualty touching land. Non-Contact. 6. Contact Tow wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RLSS Bronze Medallion
The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a drowning prevention charity founded in 1891 in the UK. It has had Royal Patronage since 1904. History The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a national charity, founded in 1891 by William Henry, with the aim of ''Safeguarding lives in, on and near water''. The Society has more than 13,000 members in 48 branches and 170 active lifesaving and lifeguarding clubs it trains over 93% of all pool and beach lifeguards throughout the UK and Ireland. The Society has had Royal Patronage since 1904 starting with King Edward VII. HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO is the current Commonwealth President of the Society. It is based in the Midlands town of Worcester, Worcestershire. The RLSS is part of Royal Lifesaving Society Commonwealth, and the International Life Saving Federation. Lifesaving in the United Kingdom and Ireland Lifesaving and lifeguarding are promoted as a sport and a life skill by the Royal Life Saving Society UK. There are over 170 lifesavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Life Saving Society UK
The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a drowning prevention charity founded in 1891 in the UK. It has had Royal Patronage since 1904. History The Royal Life Saving Society UK is a national charity, founded in 1891 by William Henry, with the aim of ''Safeguarding lives in, on and near water''. The Society has more than 13,000 members in 48 branches and 170 active lifesaving and lifeguarding clubs it trains over 93% of all pool and beach lifeguards throughout the UK and Ireland. The Society has had Royal Patronage since 1904 starting with King Edward VII. HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO is the current Commonwealth President of the Society. It is based in the Midlands town of Worcester, Worcestershire. The RLSS is part of Royal Lifesaving Society Commonwealth, and the International Life Saving Federation. Lifesaving in the United Kingdom and Ireland Lifesaving and lifeguarding are promoted as a sport and a life skill by the Royal Life Saving Society UK. There are over 170 lifesavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resuscitation
Resuscitation is the process of correcting physiological disorders (such as lack of breathing or heartbeat) in an acutely ill patient. It is an important part of intensive care medicine, anesthesiology, trauma surgery and emergency medicine. Well known examples are cardiopulmonary resuscitation and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, a form of artificial ventilation, is the act of assisting or stimulating respiration in which a rescuer presses their mouth against that of the victim and blows air into the person's lungs. Artificial respiration ta .... Variables See also * * * * * * * * * * {{Shock Critical emergency medicine Emergency medicine Intensive care medicine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Medallion (New Zealand And Australia)
The Bronze Medallion, signifying a qualified lifesaver, has been a lifesaving standard award of The Royal Life Saving Society - Australia and Surf Life Saving Australia for over one hundred years. It was developed in England in 1892. It has evolved over the years to accommodate the environmental conditions of Australia. In New Zealand and Australia one must gain a Bronze Medallion to become a qualified Life Saver. Testing & Exams The qualifying test to become a Life Saver includes both theoretical and practical components although assessment conditions can vary form region to region. Theoretical This includes *Resuscitation (CPR) *First Aid *Signals *Communication/radios *Workbook *Exam Practical *Timed 400m swim (100m of freestyle, survival backstroke, sidestroke and breaststroke) in less than 9 mins in either a 25 or 50m pool *Timed rescue tow, swimming 50m to a patient and towing them back within 3 min 15 sec *Survival and rescue skills demonstrating a range of survival tech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
