| Paper title: |
First aid in preschool swimming in Romania |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4316/SAM.2025.0117 |
| Published in: | Volume XVIII issue 1/ 2025 |
| Publishing date: | 2025 |
| Pages: | 138-147 |
| Author(s): | Burac Daniela Giconda |
| Abstract. | Swimming promotes the balanced development of the body, strengthens the immune system, reduces the risk of obesity, and supports cardiovascular and respiratory health without placing excessive strain on a child’s joints. In addition to teaching swimming skills, this study aims to explore how well young learners absorb and apply first aid measures to prevent injuries or, in the worst cases, drowning. Through the use of intuitive methods (such as observation and demonstration), practice methodss (exercise), testing mothod, and specialized aquatic equipment and materials, preschoolers have shown marked improvement in both general and water-specific motor skills, as well as in their ability to apply first aid techniques. Ensuring that all children receive training in safety and first aid can significantly reduce the number of drowning incidents and other accidents. |
| Keywords: | first aid, preschooler, safety, swimming |
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