Bronze Medallion

Pre-requisitesLearning Outcomes

Describe beach sense practices.

Assessment

• Be a minimum of 15 years of age on the date of examination.

• Have completed a 400 metre swim in nine minutes or less, in n a swimming pool of not less than 25 metres or over a measured open water course before any water training commences.

• List common sun disorders, specifically; sun stroke, skin cancer, hyperthermia.

• List sun safety preventative measures for patrolling surf lifesavers.

• List drugs which effect a beachgoers ability to recreate 'safely'.
  

Describe surfing and environmental conditions and hazards.

• List 3 types of waves, specifically, spilling, dumping, surging.

• Recognise and describe differing surf zone currents specifically; rips, gutters, littoral currents.

• Describe methods of escaping from a rip, specifically; strong swimmer, poor swimmer.

• Describe common physical and biological hazards on the coast specifically; marine stingers & rock platforms.
  

Recognise an appropriate safe beach and surf bathing zone in key locations.

• Identify beach types.

• Assess wave type and height.

• Assess prevailing weather conditions.

• Identify beach safety rating and select safe beach zone.
  

Identify basic patient management techniques.

• Perform checks to identify potential danger to self, patient and bystanders, specifically; preventative actions for communicable diseases.

• Recognise and manage external bleeding injuries.

• Recognise and manage patient shock.

• Recognise and manage patients suffering minor burns, specifically; sunburn.

• Recognise and manage patients suffering soft tissue injuries, specifically; rest, ice, compression, elevation.

• Perform an airway management assessment, specifically; danger response, airway, breathing, circulation.
  

Perform basic patient management techniques.

• Recognise and sort patients into management categories.

• Recognise and manage patients with hypothermia/hyperthermia.

• Recognise and manage marine envenomation injuries.

• Recognise and manage patient with chest pains.

• Recognise and manage patients with fractures.

• Recognise and manage patients with spinal injuries.

• Demonstrate an understanding of basic anatomy and physiology.

• Maintain effective documentation.
  

Perform basic resuscitation techniques.

• Perform a priority injury management assessment of a patient.

• Place a patient in recovery position.

• Perform a patient rollover.

• Open airway by attaining a backward head tilt.

• Perform 2 full breaths in at least 2 seconds.

• Perform rescue breathing techniques.
  

Perform resuscitation (CPR) techniques.

• Detail the systems of the body, specifically; muscular-skeletal, circulatory, respiratory, nervous.

• Demonstrate a knowledge of when to commence CPR, and flow chart procedures for CPR.

• Detail CPR rates for adult, child, and infant.

• Perform 1 and 2 person CPR techniques.

• Perform oxygen aided resuscitation technique.

• Demonstrate and describe patient management procedures after CPR.
  

Perform radio communication practices utilising approved SLSA radios.

• Describe the operational network of the SLSA radio system.

• Demonstrate basic transmitting and receiving procedures and call signs.

• Detail search and rescue emergency procedures.

• Detail pre-patrol and after post checks.

• Detail routine maintenance of waterproof IRB and hand held radios.

• Detail emergency maintenance and procedures in the event of radio being submerged in water.
  

Perform surf skills

• Complete a 200m run, 200m swim, 200m run within 8 minutes.
  

Perform SLSA signals

• Display a knowledge of SLSA signals.

• Demonstrate a knowledge of actions to be undertaken on receipt of signals.
  

Identify persons in distress in a surfing or aquatic environ.

• Describe the signs of drowning, specifically; climbing the ladder, poor flotation, face down, arms waving.

• List common rescues, and rescue sites/conditions, experienced by lifesavers.

• Describe various conditions of persons who need assistance, specifically; anxious, panic, calm, shock.
  

Perform patient approaches, support and escapes aided by equipment on unconscious/conscious patients.

• Perform a swim, negotiating the surf, using fins plus a rescue tube.

• Paddle a board, negotiating the surf, using an SLSA rescue board.

• Swim with a rescue tube and paddle a board to a person in distress in a safe aquatic environ and return to shore.

• Assess the patients distress level.

• Secure and support the patient using the rescue equipment.

• Perform front and rear release and escape methods.

• Perform leg and arm blocks.

• Signal the shore using recognised SLSA signals.

• Return patient safely to shore.
  

Perform patient retrieval and support unaided by equipment.

• Perform patient tows, specifically tired swimmer, armpit, wrist tows.

• Perform a spinal carry.

• Perform a stinger drag.

• Perform an IRB carry.

• Perform a three person carry.

• Perform a two person seat.

• Perform stretcher carry effectively.
  

Describe the purpose of patrols and patrolling.

• List reasons for patrols and patrolling by surf clubs.

• Describe the roles of lifesavers and lifeguards.

• Describe beach user trends and activities at one local beach.
  

Demonstrate a knowledge of patrols

• Demonstrate a knowledge of equipment required for patrolling purposes.

• Demonstrate an ability to set up a patrol base and check equipment.

• Demonstrate an awareness of public relation principles.

• Demonstrate an understanding of patrol methods.

• Demonstrate an understanding of scanning procedures and methods.

• Display a knowledge of Australian Standard signage commonly used at aquatic venues.
  

Identify and demonstrate effects of all factors which impact on bathers and aquatic recreators.

• List 5 possible dangers at the beach.

• List emergency response actions to counter these dangers.

• Perform a simulated patrol rescue.