First
Aid
Requirements 1998
- Satisfy your counselor that you have current
knowledge of all first aid requirements for
Tenderfoot,
Second Class, and
First Class ranks.
- Do the following:
- Explain how you would obtain emergency medical
assistance from your home, on a wilderness camping trip, and during an
activity on open water.
- Prepare a first aid kit for your home. Display
and discuss its contents with your counselor.
- Do the following:
- Explain what action you should take for someone
who shows signs of a heart attack.
- Identify the conditions that must exist before
performing CPR on a person.
- Demonstrate proper technique in performing CPR
using a training device approved by your counselor.
- 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.
- Explain when a bee sting could be life
threatening and what action should be taken for prevention for first
aid.
- Explain the symptoms of heat stroke and what
action needs to be taken for first aid and for prevention.
- Do the following:
- 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 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.
- Describe the symptoms, proper first aid
procedures, and possible prevention measures for the following conditions:
- Hypothermia
- Convulsions
- Frostbite
- Bruises, strains, sprains
- Burns
- Abdominal pain
- Broken, chipped, or loosened tooth
- Knocked out tooth
- Muscle cramps
- Do the following:
- 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.
- Teach another Scout a first aid skill selected by
your counselor.
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