enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Bronze Medallion (New Zealand and Australia) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Medallion_(New...

    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. [1]

  3. Lifesaving (sport) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifesaving_(sport)

    Lifesaving sport is divided into disciplines of pool and beach events based on skills and rescues, with beach events including disciplines such as beach flags, rescue tube, beach sprinting, paddleboarding, surf ski, surfing, and oceanman/oceanwoman (a 1,200-metre medley of swimming, paddleboard, surf ski, surfing, and a beach sprint).

  4. Lifesaving Awards - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifesaving_Awards

    The open water life saving awards are issued in the form of the Bronze Cross indicating competence and the Silver Cross indicating proficiency. These awards are issued following a test combining theory questions and practical swimming demonstrations. For the Bronze Cross a candidate must hold or have held a bronze medallion or higher.

  5. Lifesaving - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifesaving

    Ice rescue training in Canada Lifesaving doll dummies for rescue training in water.. Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid.It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue; however, it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services.

  6. Bronze Medallion (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Medallion_(United...

    The RLSS UK Bronze Medallion . The Bronze Medallion was the flagship award of the Royal Life Saving Society UK until 2012. [1] 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.

  7. Ladder approach - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladder_approach

    The ladder approach is a widely taught lifesaving technique and is used to promote the safety of a rescuer during an aquatic rescue. [1] [2] The approach stresses using the least dangerous method possible during a rescue, and moving on to more dangerous options if it becomes necessary to do so.

  8. IRB racing - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRB_racing

    Soldiers Beach Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) is regarded as the first club to develop the idea of racing IRBs under simulated rescue scenarios to assist drivers and crews in enhancing their skills. Starting in the early 1970s, the events were continuously refined until 1976, when Surf Life Saving Australia endorsed a set of IRB competition ...

  9. United States Lifesaving Association - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Lifesaving...

    [1] [3] [5] [6] As it grew, in 1971, the United States Lifesaving Association was a founding member of World Life Saving which later merged into the International Life Saving Federation. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 7 ] In 1979, as part of an effort to expand its scope nationally it renamed itself to the United States Lifesaving Association and opened ...