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Fact Sheets
Royal Life Saving has developed a number of fact sheets on topics such as supervision, resuscitation, water awareness and farm water safety, among others.
Each fact sheet is designed to provide answers to commonly asked questions, a checklist to help prevent drowning in the topic area and real life examples of the issues discussed. They are valuable resources for community health workers as well as parents and carers of children under five years of age.
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Flooding continued
Floodwaters can be dangerous for the following reasons:
- There are often strong currents causing eddies or waves
- There can be holes or hydraulics where the river flows back onto itself
- Strainers where water is forced through a small opening (such as storm grates or tunnels) can occur
- Sweepers can be present, where overhanging items such as trees or rocks catch and force people under the water
- There can be pillows where the water runs into a large obstruction causing the water to pile up against the obstruction
- Sieves can occur, where water is forced between a narrow space creating pressure and trapping people.
