This film demonstrates the swimming strokes best adapted to life-saving: how to approach a swimmer in difficulties, breaking holds, carries, methods of rescuing by boat and by ring buoy, and the Schafer method of resuscitation.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322120
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Rescue work
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Life-saving
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rescue work
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Resuscitation
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Life-saving
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)