Episode of Series “Advance Australia”.
A team of schoolboys demonstrate, both on land and in the water, methods of rescue, release and resuscitation. Shows methods of rescue for calm and struggling patients; release from the clutch of a panic-stricken patient; rescue methods for an unconscious patient; resuscitation by the Schaeffer methods; restoration of blood circulation by massage of the limbs. The film concludes with demonstration of a number of fancy swimming strokes.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006977
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Rescue work
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rescue work
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Resuscitation
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surf lifesaving - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)