REVIEW ARTICLE
The Relation of Drowning Rescue Methods with the Rescuer in Cinema
Stathis Avramidis1, 2, 3, *, Stavros Patrinos1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 11
First Page: 26
Last Page: 34
Publisher ID: TOSSJ-11-26
DOI: 10.2174/1875399X01811010026
Article History:
Received Date: 20/5/2018Revision Received Date: 7/07/2018
Acceptance Date: 11/07/2018
Electronic publication date: 31/07/2018
Collection year: 2018
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Objective:
The use of various rescue methods for coping with drowning as a subject of research is scarce.
Method:
With a chi-square statistical analysis in a criterion/convenient sample of film scenes (n=430), it was aimed to reveal how the various rescue methods relate to the rescuer and other related sub-variables. Results confirm that cinematography indeed passes several right and wrong hidden messages to their viewers. It was also found that although the rescue type was not related with the rescuer’s age (p=0.836), body composition (p=0.437) and ethnicity (p=0.849), it was related with the type of the rescuer (if any) that attempted to save the drowning victim (p<0.001; i.e., amateur or professional), the rescuer’s gender (p=0.027) and clothing (p=0.019) and the victim’s early approach (p<0.001).
Result:
To the degree that our findings correspond with reality, film scenes may be used as means of water safety education in lifesaving and lifeguard classes.
