Grade 8 Lifesaving Skills Worksheet
This worksheet covers essential lifesaving skills and water safety knowledge for Grade 8 Physical Education students.
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Grade 8 Lifesaving Skills
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet will test your knowledge of lifesaving techniques and water safety.
1. What is the first priority when you witness someone in distress in the water?
Jump in immediately to save them
Call for help and reach with a rescue aid
Throw a life jacket to them and walk away
Wait for a lifeguard to arrive, even if it takes a long time
2. Which of the following is NOT a 'reach' rescue technique?
Using a shepherd's crook
Extending a leg to the person
Throwing a ring buoy
Using a long stick or pole
3. The 'D' in the D.R.A.B.C. of CPR stands for .
4. When performing a rescue, you should always try to the person in distress first, rather than going into the water.
5. It is always safe to swim alone if you are a strong swimmer.
True
False
6. A whistle is an effective tool for attracting attention in a water emergency.
True
False
7. List three common water safety rules you should always follow.
8. Describe the 'Reach, Throw, Row, Go' principle of water rescue.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. Always swim with a for increased safety.
10. is a condition where the body loses heat faster than it can produce it, often in cold water.
11. Based on the diagram above, why might swimming in the 'benthic zone' of a lake be more dangerous than the 'littoral zone'?