First Aid
The requirements for First Aid merit badge were revised effective
January 1, 1998.
First Aid is a required merit badge for the Eagle
Scout
rank.
- 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.
Requirements: