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The course will equip you with the necessary knowledge to protect yourself before participating in water activities, and help you know how to recognize and save a drowning victim safely.
1 year
26 July, 2023
2
5 hours, 12 minutes
Drowning is a silent killer and one of the fastest fatal accidents if not treated promptly before the victim has access to professional medical help. In Vietnam, drowning is a serious problem, especially among children, when every day 6 to 10 children under 15 years old die from drowning.
Victims survive drowning with many different outcomes, some people are lucky to recover completely and some have to live their whole life with serious injuries and sequelae from drowning such as acute respiratory failure, inflammation lungs, brain damage, plant life, etc.
The course will provide you:
After completing this Drowning Prevention Awareness course and First Aid Training Course, you can join the Swimming Pool Drowning Practice program.
The program is designed by Mr. Tony Coffey - an Australian expert in paramedicine and water rescue based on Water safety and rescue program transferred from Surf Life Saving Services – Australia's peak coastal water safety, drowning prevention and rescue authority.
This course adds safety knowledge in addition to equipping swimming skills, but does not replace swimming lessons. Please learn swimming as soon as you can
Please learn more about the Drowning prevention and water rescue program.
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