First Aid

Merit Badge Workbook

This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the Scout to make notes for discussing the item with his counselor, not for providing the full and complete answers. Each Scout must do each requirement. No one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in Boy Scout Requirements ( ub. !!"#$ % S&' !()$*+. The requirements were last issued or revised in ",#, - This workbook was updated in .anuary ",#(.

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#. Satisfy your counselor that you have current knowledge of all first9aid requirements for Tenderfoot, Second 2lass and :irst 2lass ranks. Tenderfoot: 11. Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for exposure to them. Identify local poisonous plants

Tell how to treat for exposure to them.

12a. Demonstrate how to care for someone who is choking. 12b. how first aid for the following: imple cuts and scrapes !listers on the hand or foot "inor #heat$thermal% burns or scalds #superficial& or first'degree% !ites and stings of insects and ticks (enomous snakebite )osebleed *rostbite unburn

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econd +lass& ,a. how what to do for -hurry- cases ofstopped breathing&and internal poisoning. stopped breathing& serious bleeding& internal poisoning. ,b. ,c. .repare a personal first aid kit to take with you on a hike. Demonstrate first aid for the following: /b0ect in the eye !ite of a suspected rabid animal .uncture wounds from a splinter& nail& and fishhook erious burns #second degree% hock 1eat exhaustion 1eatstroke& Dehydration 1ypothermia 1yper2entilation *irst +lass 3b. Demonstratebandages fora sprained ankle&in0uries on the head&the upper arm&and the collarbone. sprained ankle& in0urieson the head& in0urieson the upper arm& in0uries onthe collarbone. 3c. how how to transport by yourself& and with one other person& a person: *rom a smoke'filled room 4ith a sprained ankle& for at least 25 yards. 3d. Tell the fi2e most common signs of a heart attack. #. ". !. (. *.

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6xplain the steps #procedures% in cardiopulmonary resuscitation #+.7%.

". >o the following0 a. E?plain how you would obtain emergency medical assistance from your home, on a wilderness camping trip and during an activity on open water. @ome0

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b. E?plain the term triage.

c. E?plain the standard precautions as applied to bloodborne pathogens.

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repare a first9aid kit for your home. >isplay and discuss its contents with your counselor.

!. >o the following0 a. E?plain 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. Shock0

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b. Adentify the conditions that must e?ist before performing 2 B on a person.

Then demonstrate proper technique in performing 2 B using a training device approved by your counselor. c. E?plain the use of an automated e?ternal defibrillator (;E>+.

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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 Custified.

e. E?plain when a bee sting could be life threatening and what action should be taken for prevention and for first aid. 7hen0

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(. >o the following0 a. >escribe the signals of a broken bone.

Show first9aid procedures for handling fractures (broken bones+, including open (compound+ fractures of the forearm, wrist, upper leg, and lower leg using improvised materials. b. >escribe the symptoms and possible complications and demonstrate proper procedures for treating suspected inCuries to the head, neck, and back.

E?plain what measures should be taken to reduce the possibility of further complicating these inCuries.

*. >escribe the symptoms, proper first9aid procedures, and possible prevention measures for the following conditions0 a. @ypothermia

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$. >o T74 of the following0 a. Af a sick or an inCured person must be moved, tell how you determine the best method.

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>emonstrate this method. b. 7ith helpers under your supervision, improvise a stretcher and move a presumably unconscious person. c. 7ith your counselor/s approval, arrange a visit with your patrol or troop to an emergency medical facility or through an ;merican Bed 2ross 2hapter for a demonstration of how an ;E> is used. ). Teach another Scout a first9aid skill selected by your counselor.
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'mportant e/"erpts +rom the Guide To Advancement - 2013& 0o 11022 ,!3U-41245161 0 0 07 8 'ntrodu"tion The current edition of the 8uide to 9d2ancement is the official source for administering advancement in all 6oy Scouts of ;merica programs0 2ub Scouting, 6oy Scouting, Garsity Scouting, Genturing, and Sea Scouts. At replaces any previous 6S; advancement manuals, including 9d2ancement +ommittee .olicies and .rocedures, 9d2ancement and 7ecognition .olicies and .rocedures, and previous editions of the 8uide to 9d2ancement. 6$age 2& and 9 0 1 47 8 $o(i"y on Unauthori:ed Changes to Ad#an"ement $rogram No council, committee, district, unit, or individual as t e aut ority to add to, or su!tract "rom, advancement requirements# There are limited e?ceptions relating only to youth members with special needs. :or details see section #,, H;dvancement for 5embers 7ith Special NeedsI. 6$age 27 8 ;he <=uide to !a+e !"outing> App(ies olicies and procedures outlined in the Guide to Sa"e Scoutin$& No. !((#$, apply to all 6S; activities, including those related to advancement and Eagle Scout service proCects. 65 0 1 17 8 ;he *uddy !ystem and Certi+ying Comp(etion ; youth member must not meet one9on9one with an adult. Sessions with counselors must take place where others can view the interaction, or the Scout must have a buddy0 a friend, parent, guardian, brother, sister, or other relativeJor better yet, another Scout working on the same badgeJalong with him attending the session. 7hen the Scout meets with the counselor, he should bring any required proCects. Af these cannot be transported, he should present evidence, such as photographs or adult verification. @is unit leader, for e?ample, might state that a satisfactory bridge or tower has been built for the ioneering merit badge, or that meals were prepared for 2ooking. Af there are questions that requirements were met, a counselor may confirm with adults involved. 4nce satisfied, the counselor signs the blue card using the date upon which the Scout completed the requirements, or in the case of partials, initials the individual requirements passed. Note that from time to time, it may be appropriate for a requirement that has been met for one badge to also count for another. See H:ulfilling 5ore Than 4ne Bequirement 7ith a Single ;ctivity,I (.".!.$. 65 0 1 27 8 =roup 'nstru"tion At is acceptableJand sometimes desirableJfor merit badges to be taught in group settings. This often occurs at camp and merit badge midways or similar events. Anteractive group discussions can support learning. The method can also be attractive to Hguest e?pertsI assisting registered and approved counselors. Slide shows, skits, demonstrations, panels, and various other techniques can also be employed, but as any teacher can attest, not everyone will learn all the material. There must be attention to each individual/s proCects and his fulfillment of all requirements. 7e must know that every Scout Jactually and personally J completed them. Af, for e?ample, a requirement uses words like Hshow,I Hdemonstrate,I or Hdiscuss,I then every Scout must do that. At is unacceptable to award badges on the basis of sitting in classrooms watching demonstrations, or remaining silent during discussions. At is sometimes reported that Scouts who have received merit badges through group instructional settings have not fulfilled all the requirements. To offer a quality merit badge program, council and district advancement committees should ensure the following are in place for all group instructional events. 5erit badge counselors are known to be registered and approved. ;ny guest e?perts or guest speakers, or others assisting who are not registered and approved as merit badge counselors, do not accept the responsibilities of, or behave as, merit badge counselors, either at a group instructional event or at any other time. Their service is temporary, not ongoing. 2ounselors agree not to assume prerequisites have been completed without some level of evidence that the work has been done. ictures and letters from other merit badge counselors or unit leaders are the best form of prerequisite documentation when the actual work done cannot be brought to the camp or site of the merit badge event. There is a mechanism for unit leaders or others to report concerns to a council advancement committee on summer camp merit badge programs, group instructional events, and any other merit badge counseling issuesJespecially in instances where it is believed 6S; procedures are not followed. See HBeporting 5erit 6adge 2ounseling 2oncerns,I ##.#.,.,. There must be attention to each individual/s proCects and his fulfillment of all requirements. 7e must know that every ScoutJactually and personallyJcompleted them. 65 0 1 17 8 $artia( Comp(etions ; Scout need not pass all the requirements of one merit badge with the same counselor. At may be that due to timing or location issues, etc., he must meet with a different counselor to finish the badge. The ;pplication for 5erit 6adge has a place to record what has been finishedJa Hpartial.I An the center section on the reverse of the blue card, the counselor initials for each requirement passed. An the case of a partial completion, the counselor does not retain his or her portion of the card. ; subsequent counselor may choose not to accept partial work, but this should be rare. ; Scout, if he believes he is being treated unfairly, may work with his unit leader to find another counselor. ;n e?ample for the use of a signed partial would be to take it to camp as proof of prerequisites. artials have no e?piration e?cept the Scout/s #Eth birthday. 'nits, districts, or councils shall not establish other e?piration dates for partial merit badges. 65 0 4 27 8 Uno++i"ia( Worksheets and ?earning Aids 7orksheets and other materials that may be of assistance in earning merit badges are available from a variety of places including unofficial sources on the Anternet and even troop libraries. 'se of these aids is permissible as long as the materials can be correlated with the current requirements that Scouts must fulfill. 2ompleting HworksheetsI may suffice where a requirement calls for something in writing, but this would not work for a requirement where the Scout must discuss, tell, show, or demonstrate, etc. Note that Scouts shall not be required to use these learning aids in order to complete a merit badge.

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