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Overseas visitors are putting their lives at risk because of a lack of beach safety knowledge and cultural differences, a study has found.
Associate Professor Roy Ballantyne, from QUT Centre for Innovation in Education said only half the international students surveyed knew that the red and yellow life saving flags indicated the safest area to swim, while 75% did not know that a single yellow flag signified ?dangerous conditions ? be careful?.
Australians have grown up with the colour schemes of the lifesaving flags but the colours may mean something entirely different to overseas visitors.
Some international visitors arrive at a busy beach and think the people swimming between the flags are at a private party so they swim elsewhere.
Professor Ballantyne said the study found that, although rips were a common cause of beach accidents, the majority of international students (77%) were unfamiliar with the term.
When students were shown photographs, 61% selected rip as the area where they would most likely to swim. They also did not believe beaches could be dangerous and some swam in unsafe areas because they sought activities that were adventurous or risky.
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Joten olkaapa hyvat ihmiset varovaisia muutenkin kuin vain sen auringon kanssa.Naista linkeista saatte hyvaa yleistietoa Surflife Saving toiminnasta, turvallissus vinkkeja, ja tietoa ensiavusta mm erilaisiin merenelava-vammoihin.
Yleista http://www.lifesaving.com.au/framesets/home.htmja
http://www.slsa.asn.au/doc_display.asp?document_id=1Safety and education http://www.lifesaving.com.au/08_education/00_education_frame.htmMarine medic http://www.marine-medic.com/index.html[Editoitu 10/9/03 - Jaaks]
