Swimming Safer: Three-Dimensional Drowning Prevention Level Test: Conceptual, Attitudinal and Procedural (CAP)

Drowning is a complex public health problem that can be prevented worldwide with strategic educational interventions.Multiple factors can cause drowning, and knowing how to move without putting one's feet on the ground does not mean that the individual has aquatic skills (procedural content), knows the meaning of a sign/flag (conceptual content), is aware of and behaves in a way that does not put oneself in danger (attitudinal content), can think quickly, and above all, that one knows how to make appropriate decisions when faced with aquatic adversities, such as falling into the deep end, with a current or having cramps.Thus, the objective of this study was to provide an assessment tool that allows the level of threedimensional drowning prevention mastery to be verified in relation to the CAP contents (Conceptual, Attitudinal and Procedural).The professional who uses the CAP test must add the result of each dimension of the tests, which are worth 10 points each.The more correct answers a student gets in all dimensions together, the better their three-dimensional CAP preventive level is.Those who score 0-6 points are considered to have a very weak CAP preventive level; 7-12 points as weak CAP; 13-18 points as average CAP; 19-24 points as good CAP; and finally, 25-30 points as excellent CAP preventive level.It is believed that identifying people's CAP weaknesses can contribute to the development of more incisive drowning prevention procedures.Using the CAP test to monitor school-age students can help identify safety values, concepts, and skills in certain regions of the country or specific groups that are not familiar with aquatic environments and, thus, help to formulate drowning prevention interventions, if necessary.