FIRST AID
Merit Badge Requirements
1) Satisfy your counselor that you have current knowledge of all first aid requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks.
2) Do the following:
A) Explain how your would obtain emergency medical assistance from your home, on a wilderness camping trip, and during an activity on open water.
B) 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 signs of a heart attack.
B) Identify the conditions that must exist before performing CPR on a person.
C) Demonstrate proper technique in performing CPR using a training device approved by your counselor.
D) Show the steps that need to be taken for someone suffering from a severe laceration 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 heat stroke and what action needs to be taken for first aid and for prevention.
4) Do the following:
A) Describe the signs of a broken bone. Show first aid procedures for handling fractures, 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 back, neck, and head. Explain what measures can be taken to reduce the possibility of further complicating these injuries.
5) Describe the symptoms, proper first aid procedures, and possible prevention measures for the following conditions:
A) Hypothermia
B) Convulsions
C) Frostbite
D) Bruised, strains, sprains
E) Burns
F) Abdominal pain
G) Broken, chipped, or loosened tooth
H) Knocked out tooth
I) Muscle cramps
6) Do the following:
A) If a sick or injured person must be moved, tell how you would determine the best method.
B) With helpers under your supervision, improvise a stretcher and move a presumably unconscious person.
7) Teach another Scout a first aid skill selected by your counselor.
Note: If any requirements listed above differ from the requirements in the First AidMerit Badge Book, the requirements in the First Aid Merit Badge Book are to be followed.
Requirement 1
Satisfy your counselor that you have current knowledge of all first aid requirements for:
_______ Tenderfoot
_______ Second Class
_______ First Class
Requirement 2
Explain how you would obtain emergency medical assistance from the following places:
Your Home: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
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On A Wilderness Camping Trip: ________________________________________________________________________________
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During An Activity On Open Water: _____________________________________________________________________________
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_______ Prepare a First Aid kit for your home
_______ Display and discuss its contents with your counselor
Requirement 3
What action should you take for someone who shows signs of a heart attack: _____________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What conditions must exist before performing CPR on a person: _______________________________________________________
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_______ Demonstrate proper technique in performing CPR on an adult mannequin for 3 minutes.
Show the steps that need to be taken for someone suffering from a severe laceration on the leg and on the wrist. Tell the dangers of a tourniquet and the conditions under which its use is justified: __________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
When can a bee sting be life threatening: __________________________________________________________________________
What action should be taken for prevention and first aid of the bee sting: ________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What are the symptoms of heat stroke and what action needs to be taken for first aid and for prevention: _______________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Requirement 4
Describe the signs of a broken bone:______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______ Show first aid procedures for handling fractures, including open (compound) fractures of the forearm, wrist, upper leg, and lower leg using improvised materials.
Describe the symptoms and possible complications for suspected injuries to the back, neck, and head: _________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______ Demonstrate proper procedures for treating suspected injuries to the back, neck, and head.
What measures can be taken to reduce the possibility of further complication these injuries:__________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Requirement 5
Describe the symptoms, proper first aid, and possible prevention measures for the following:
Hypothermia: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Convulsions: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Frostbite: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bruises, strains, sprains: _______________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Burns: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Abdominal Pain: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Broken, Chipped, or loosened tooth: _____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Knocked Out Tooth: __________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Muscle Cramps: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Requirement 6
If a sick or injured person must be moved, tell how you would determine the best method: ____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______ With helpers under your supervision, improvise a stretcher and move a presumably unconscious person.
Tell how you accomplished the above requirement:_____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Requirement 7
Teach another Scout a first aid skill selected by your counselor.
Skill: ______________________________________________
Person who I will teach: ______________________________________________
How did you teach the person the first aid skill: ____________________________________________________________________
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Was your teaching effective enough for the other person to go out and perform the skill successfully? _________________________
