The Relation of Drowning Rescue Methods with the Rescuer in Cinema

Stathis Avramidis () and Stavros Patrinos
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Stathis Avramidis: Hellenic Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, Athens, Greece
Stavros Patrinos: Hellenic Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, Athens, Greece

The Open Sports Sciences Journal, 2018, vol. 11, issue 1, 26-34

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

Keywords: Cinematography; Drowning; Entertainment education; Hollywood; Lifesaving; Rescue; Water safety. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2174/1875399X01811010026

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