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First Aid Requirements 1. Satisfy your counselor that you have current knowledge of all first aid requirements for Tenderfoot Rank, Second Class Rank, and First Class Rank 2. Do the following: a. Explain how you would obtain emergency medical assistance from your home, on a wilderness camping trip, and during an activity on open water. b. Explain the term triage c. Explain the standard precautions as applied to bloodborne pathogens. d. Prepare a first aid kit for your home. Display and discuss its contents with your counselor. 3. Do the following: a. Explain what action you should take for someone who shows signals of shock, for someone who shows signals of a heart attack, and for someone who shows signals of stroke. b. Identify the conditions that must exist before performing CPR on a person. Then demonstrate proper technique in performing CPR using a training device approved by your counselor. c. Explain the use of an automated external defibrillator ( d. Show the steps that need to be taken for someone suffering from a severe cut on the leg and on the wrist. Tell the dangers in the use of a tourniquet and the conditions under which its use is justified. e. Explain when a bee sting could be life threatening and what action should be taken for prevention and for first aid. f. Explain the symptoms of heatstroke and what action needs to be taken for first aid and for prevention. 1. Do the following: a. Describe the signals of a broken bone. Show first aid procedures for handling fractures (broken bones), including open (compound) fractures of the forearm, wrist, upper leg, and lower leg using improvised materials. b. Describe the symptoms and possible complications and demonstrate proper procedures for treating suspected injuries to the head, neck, and back. Explain what measures should be taken to reduce the possibility of further complicating these injuries. 2. Describe the symptoms, proper first aid procedures, and possible prevention measures for the following conditions: a. Hypothermia b. Convulsions / seizures c. Frostbite d. Dehydration e. Bruises, strains, sprains f. Burns g. Abdominal pain h. Broken, chipped, or loosened tooth i. Knocked out tooth j. Muscle cramps 3. Do TWO of the following: a. If a sick or injured person must be moved, tell how you would determine the best method. Demonstrate this method. b. With helpers under your supervision, improvise a stretcher and move a presumably unconscious person. c. With your counselor's approval, arrange a visit with your patrol or troop to an emergency medical facility or through an American Red Cross chapter for a demonstration of how an 1. Teach another Scout a first-aid skill selected by your counselor.
Requirement resources Your handbook is your primary reference. See First Aid Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links. See also: First Aid Merit Badge Pamphlet - First Aid Kit - Emergency Kit - Guide to Safe Scouting - Physical Tenderfoot Rank First Aid Requirements 11. Poisonous Plants 12a. Choking 12b. Cuts and Scratches - Blisters - Burns - Bites and Stings - Snakebite - Nosebleed - Frostbite - Sunburn Second Class Rank First Aid Requirements 6a. Choking - Bleeding - Poisoning 6b. First Aid Kit 6c. Object in Eye - Bites and Stings - Puncture Wounds - Burns - Heat Exhaustion - Shock - Heat Stroke - Dehydration - Hypothermia - Hyperventilation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First Class Rank First Aid Requirements 8b. Sprains 8c. Transporting an injured person 8d. Heart Attach - CPR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2a. Video: Calling 911 2b. Triage 2c. Bloodborne Pathogens 2d. First Aid Kit 3a. Shock - Heart Attack - Stroke 3b. CPR 3c. AED 3d. Bleeding 3e. Bee Sting 3f. Heat Stroke 4a. Broken Bones 4b. Head, Neck, and Back Injuries 5. You can use the chart in the First Aid Workbook 5a. Hypothermia 5b. Convulsions/Seizures 5c. Frostbite 5d. Dehydration 5e. Bruises - Sprains - Strains 5f. Burns 5g. Abdominal Pain 5h, 5i. Tooth Injury 5j. Muscle Cramps 6a, 6b. Transporting an Injured Person 6c. AED 7. Communications Merit Badge #6 is to also teach a skill. |
