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The Relation of Drowning Rescue Methods with the Rescuer in Cinema

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  • Stathis Avramidis

    (Hellenic Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, Athens, Greece
    School of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    Hellenic Federation of Underwater Activity, Athens, Greece)

  • Stavros Patrinos

    (Hellenic Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, Athens, Greece)

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

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  • Stathis Avramidis & Stavros Patrinos, 2018. "The Relation of Drowning Rescue Methods with the Rescuer in Cinema," The Open Sports Sciences Journal, Bentham Open, vol. 11(1), pages 26-34, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ben:tospsj:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:26-34
    DOI: 10.2174/1875399X01811010026
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    1. Aida Carballo-Fazanes & Joost J.L.M. Bierens & the International Expert Group to Study Drowning Behaviour, 2020. "The Visible Behaviour of Drowning Persons: A Pilot Observational Study Using Analytic Software and a Nominal Group Technique," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-14, September.

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