Preventing adolescent drowning: Understanding water safety knowledge, attitudes and swimming ability. The effect of a short water safety intervention

Petrass, Lauren A.; Blitvich, Jennifer D.

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2014.04.006

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“…An earlier study27 involved a non-randomised control experiment, reporting a similar swimming lesson effect. Most recently, Petrass and Blitvich28 found statistically significant effect of a 12-week swim intervention administered to 135 young adults. None of the above-mentioned articles reported intervention effect measures, neither overall nor stratified by age and gender.…”

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Learning to swim: role of gender, age and practice in Latino children, ages 3–14

2017

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Learning to swim: role of gender, age and practice in Latino children, ages 3–14

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“…With proper training and experience a lifeguard can provide invaluable local understanding of the rip hazard to provide effective mitigation. Unfortunately, there is no consensus amongst beach users that it is safe (or not) to swim in the surf after lifeguards are off duty (Petrass and Blitvich, 2014), despite evidence that it is safer to swim in the presence of a lifeguard. In this respect, greater focus should be placed on reminding beach users to swim near lifeguards and only at times that lifeguards are present because "the chances of drowning at a beach protected by lifeguards trained under USLA standards is less than 1 in 18 million" (Branche et al, 2001).…”

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Public perceptions of a rip current hazard education program: “Break the Grip of the Rip!”

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Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Rip currents pose a major global beach hazard; estimates of annual rip-current-related deaths in the United States alone range from 35 to 100 per year. Despite increased social research into beach-goer experience, little is known about levels of rip current knowledge within the general population. This study describes the results of an online survey to determine the extent of rip current knowledge across the United States, with the aim of improving and enhancing existing beach safety education material. Results suggest that the US-based "Break the Grip of the Rip!" ® campaign has been successful in educating the public about rip current safety directly or indirectly, with the majority of respondents able to provide an accurate description of how to escape a rip current. However, the success of the campaign is limited by discrepancies between personal observations at the beach and rip forecasts that are broadcasted for a large area and time. It was the infrequent beach user that identified the largest discrepancies between the forecast and their observations. Since infrequent beach users also do not seek out lifeguards or take the same precautions as frequent beach users, it is argued that they are also at greatest risk of being caught in a dangerous situation. Results of this study suggest a need for the national campaign to provide greater focus on locally specific and verified rip forecasts and signage in coordination with lifeguards, but not at the expense of the successful national awareness program.

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“…Interventions focused on children's agency and capacity (e.g. to teach children safe water practices and peer protection strategies) are also recommended (Peterson, 1984;Petrass & Blitvich, 2014). Photo-elicitation has proven useful in uncovering children's family routines and distribution of tasks and responsibilities (McCloy, White, Lee Bunting, & Forwell, 2014), information needed for planning health promotion and prevention interventions to ensure adequate child supervision.…”

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Growing healthy children and communities: Children’s insights in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Ruiz‐Casares

2016

Global Public Health

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A diverse group of 103 children aged 7-11 years old living in family and residential care in rural and urban settings in two northern provinces in Lao People's Democratic Republic participated in group discussions using images and community mapping. Children's identified sources of risk and protection illustrate primary public health and protection concerns and resources. Young children worried about lack of hygiene, unintentional injuries, corporal punishment, and domestic violence. They also expressed concern about gambling and children sleeping in the streets, even if they had never seen any of the latter in their communities. In contrast, food and shelter; artistic, religious, and cultural practices; supportive interpersonal relationships; and schooling largely evoked feelings of safety and belonging. Images that prompted conflicting interpretations surfaced individual and contextual considerations that nuanced analysis. Researchers and decision-makers will benefit from using this developmentally appropriate, context-sensitive child-centred visual method to elicit young children's views of risk and protection. It may also serve as a tool for public health education. Involving young children in the initial selection of images would further enhance the efficiency of the method.

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Preventing adolescent drowning: Understanding water safety knowledge, attitudes and swimming ability. The effect of a short water safety intervention

Cited by 42 publications

References 21 publications

Learning to swim: role of gender, age and practice in Latino children, ages 3–14

Learning to swim: role of gender, age and practice in Latino children, ages 3–14

Public perceptions of a rip current hazard education program: “Break the Grip of the Rip!”

Growing healthy children and communities: Children’s insights in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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