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 Aid Merit 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: _________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ On A Wilderness Camping Trip: ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ During An Activity On Open Water: __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ _______ 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: _________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ What conditions must exist before performing CPR on a person: ______________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ _______ 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: __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Was your teaching effective enough for the other person to go out and perform the skill successfully? _________________________