Alcohol, Smoking & Vaping
Risk & Protective Factors
Risk Minimisation & Emergencies
Water Safety & First Aid
Preventing Disease
100

What is a drug?

A substance that can change the way the body or brain functions.

100

What is a risk factor?

Something that increases the likelihood of harm or negative outcomes.

100

What does risk minimisation mean?

Taking steps to reduce the likelihood or impact of harm.

100

What is the most important basic water survival skill?

Stay calm and conserve energy.

100

What is a communicable disease?

A disease that can spread from one person to another.

200

What is the difference between a short-term and long-term effect of drug use?

Short-term effects occur around the time a drug is used, while long-term effects can develop when drug use continues over a longer period.

200

What is a protective factor?

Something that reduces the likelihood of harm and supports positive health and wellbeing.

200

What are the three steps in the SAY – MOVE – SEEK strategy?

  • SAY – Clearly say no.
  • MOVE – Distance yourself from the situation.
  • SEEK – Get help from a trusted person.
200

What should you do if you are struggling in the water?

Float first – don't fight the water. Try to stay calm, float and conserve energy while seeking help.

200

Name three strategies that can reduce the spread of respiratory diseases.

Any three:

  • Vaccination
  • Washing hands
  • Covering coughs and sneezes
  • Staying home when unwell
  • Improving ventilation
  • Avoiding close contact when sick
  • Wearing a mask when appropriate
300

Name three areas of a person's life that drugs can affect.

Any three of:

  • Physical health
  • Mental wellbeing
  • Relationships
  • Decision-making
  • Ability to stay safe
300

Is peer pressure a risk factor or protective factor?

Risk factor.

300

What does it mean to be assertive?

Expressing your thoughts, feelings and decisions clearly and confidently while respecting others.

300

What are the three steps for surviving a rip current?

Relax – Raise – Rescue

  • Relax: Stay calm and float.
  • Raise: Raise your arm to attract attention.
  • Rescue: Allow lifeguards/lifesavers to assist you.
300

Name three blood-borne viruses (BBVs).

  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • HIV
400

Give two reasons why a young person might start smoking, drinking alcohol or vaping.

Any two of:

  • Peer pressure
  • Curiosity
  • Stress or emotional difficulties
  • Media and advertising
  • Easy access
  • Family influences
  • Flavours/design of vaping products
  • Habit/routine
400

Name four protective factors that can help reduce harmful alcohol or smoking behaviours.

Any four of:

  • Positive friendships
  • Strong family relationships
  • Knowledge and education
  • Healthy coping strategies
  • Confidence and assertiveness
  • Positive role models
  • Access to support
  • Safe environments
400

Name the four simple steps for assessing and responding to an emergency.

  • CHECK – Is the situation safe?
  • CHECK – What has happened?
  • CALL – Get help.
  • CARE – Provide appropriate assistance.
400

What does DRSABCD stand for?

  • D – Danger
  • R – Response
  • S – Send for help
  • A – Airway
  • B – Breathing
  • C – CPR
  • D – Defibrillation
400

Explain why someone can have an STI without knowing they have one.

Many STIs do not cause noticeable symptoms, so a person may have an infection without feeling or appearing sick and could unknowingly pass it to another person.

500

A student says, "My friends vape, so if I don't vape, I won't fit in." Explain two factors influencing their decision and one strategy they could use to make a safer choice.

Factors could include:

  • Peer pressure
  • Desire to fit in
  • Social environment

A safer strategy could be:

  • Assertively say no
  • Move away from the situation
  • Stay with supportive friends
  • Seek help from a trusted adult
500

Jordan's friends regularly smoke and encourage Jordan to join them. Jordan also has a supportive family, understands the risks of smoking and has a trusted teacher they can talk to. Identify two risk factors and two protective factors in this situation.

Risk factors:

  • Peer pressure
  • Spending time around people who smoke

Protective factors:

  • Supportive family
  • Knowledge of the risks
  • Trusted teacher/access to support
500

You arrive at a party and find a person unconscious after drinking alcohol. Explain what you should do using the CHECK – CHECK – CALL – CARE approach.

  • CHECK: Make sure the environment is safe and look for hazards.
  • CHECK: Check what happened and whether the person is conscious and breathing normally.
  • CALL: Contact emergency services/000 and provide information about what happened, where you are, how many people need help and the person's condition.
  • CARE: Stay with the person if safe and follow instructions from emergency services or a trusted adult.
500

You see someone struggling in a rip current. What should you do, and what should you not do?

You should:

  • Stay calm.
  • Alert a lifeguard/lifesaver if available.
  • Call for help.
  • Raise the alarm and seek appropriate assistance.
  • If you are trained and it is safe, follow appropriate rescue procedures.

You should not:

  • Put yourself in danger.
  • Enter the rip if you are not trained to perform a rescue.
  • Panic or blindly swim against the current.
500

A teenager wants to reduce their risk of communicable diseases. Explain how vaccination, hygiene, testing and barrier protection can each help prevent disease.

  • Vaccination: Helps protect against specific diseases by preparing the immune system to respond to infection.
  • Hygiene: Handwashing and respiratory hygiene can reduce the spread of infectious organisms.
  • Testing: Can identify infections, including some that may not cause symptoms, allowing appropriate treatment and reducing transmission.
  • Barrier protection: Condoms and other barrier methods reduce the risk of transmission of many STIs and some blood-borne infections.
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