Drowning in the UK is amongst the leading causes of accidental death. Do you know what to do if you, or someone else, gets into trouble in open water?Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service would like to find out the level of understanding around water safety that our residents currently have, and how that may change from our intervention activities.Below is a link to our survey which you are invited to complete. Please answer the questions honestly as you can.There will then be three short videos to watch which are included within the survey, after the first set questions &ndash; each with a different theme.Video 1: Water safety: Hazards Video 2: Water safety: What do I do if I fall in? Video 3: Water safety: What to do if someone else has fallen in? Once you have watched the videos, please answer the questions again, to see if your knowledge has changed.Please fill in our online survey by clicking the &lsquo;TAKE SURVEY&rsquo; button below.Findings from the survey will be used to gauge whether our messages are effective and may highlight areas where we need to enhance our safety messaging.

Keeping safe in open water: test your knowledge

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Talk - reach – throw 

Reach - throw - talk

Throw - talk - reach 

Something else? Please state what?

Start to swim to the bank

Wait a moment until the initial shock subsides

Shout for help

Something else? Please state what.

Not sure

True

False

Under 16  

16 - 24

25 - 34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65 - 74

75 - 84

85 or over

Prefer not to say

Female

Male

I use another term (please state here)

Asian or Asian British (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or any other Asian background)

Black or Black British (Caribbean, African, or any other Black background)

Chinese

Mixed or multiple ethnic groups (White and Black Caribbean, White and Black African, White and Asian, and any other mixed background)

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