Pool Safety - Resuscitation skills and Life Saving Notice

Take the time to learn CPR, and keep your skills up to date.

Prominently display a resuscitation instruction notice (made of weather-resistant material) near the pool or spa. Such notices are available from your SPASA Member or the Royal Life Saving Society Australia (RLSSA)and must be placed on walls or fences of the enclosure.

Along with the pleasure of owning a pool, comes the responsibility for the safety of those using it, especially children.

SPASA and the RLSSA aim to ensure that the community understands the importance of water safety and the four key factors involved in the prevention of toddler drowning.

RESUSCITATION COURSES

If a person certified in resuscitation is present at a drowning incident the victim has a 40%* greater chance of survival.

Water is a significant part of the Australian culture. Children are surrounded by water in their day to day lives with baths, pools, dams, creeks, toilets, drains and fish ponds. It is essential for supervisors to be prepared.

To be prepared you need to be able to recall resuscitation procedures for children under 5 years of age.

RLSSA resuscitation courses (and update courses) are held regularly and are affordable.

Course times are designed to suit your needs. RLSSA can conduct courses within your workplace, day care group or other community location. For more information, call the Brisbane Branch of the RLSSA on 07 3823 2823.

* Professor John Peam, University of Queensland