Super Heroes First Aid Meet Leaders guide

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1 Leaders, Scouts, and Parents, Earning the First Aid Merit Badge is one of the most challenging and important merit badges. To earn the merit badge requires Scouts to understand how to diagnose situations, provide appropriate measures to stabilize the situation, and seek professional medical assistance. This understanding needs to be developed and practices in order for a Scout to be proficient in first aid. It is only with training and practice that a Scout is able to effectively render first aid and earn the first aid merit badge. The Super Heroes first aid meet will allow Scouts to measure their proficiency in first aid and compete with other Scouts in demonstrating their proficiency. This first aid merit badge requirements, See pages 5 and 6, are high but achievable for all Scouts. Scouts to prepare for the first aid meet must understand first aid and have practiced their first aid skills. This includes the first aid requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class. Having been singed off is not sufficient. Scouts should train in advance to be proficient in first aid diagnosis and response measures. This preparation should be done by Scouts, and in patrol and Troop meeting before the Superheroes first aid meet. Scouts will have the opportunity at the first aid meet to demonstrate and be evaluated against all the requirements needed for the first aid merit badge. The requirements are listed in the appendix, see pages 5 and 6. The meet will be made of stations with superheroes at each offering different first aid challenges. Scouts will be individually evaluated for their understanding and performance of appropriate first aid for the situation. The combined score of all members of a patrol will be used in determining the patrol s level of proficiency and recognition. Page 1

2 Scouts will be provided with a score card of their proficiency to use in preparing and meeting with a merit badge counselor following the event. The patrol scores will be used to determine a patrol s over all meet standing. For Scouts and patrols to do well at the meet they need to thoroughly prepare and come ready to demonstrate first aid proficiency against all the first aid merit badge requirements. Scouts should not only read the merit badge book, they will need to learn and practice first aid skill in advance of the event. Regardless of their current level of first aid knowledge, all Scouts will benefit from preparing, attending and competing in the Superheroes first aid meet. We look forward to all units participating and Scouts demonstrating their first aid skills. First aid meet organizing committee Date and Location Saturday December 2, 2017 May Whitney School 100 Church St Lake Zurich, Illinois Schedule Boy Scouts choose from four start times, 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. and Noon. Webelos have a special 1 p.m. Scout will take 3 hours to complete this challenging first aid meet. The meet consists of six time periods as follows Period Start Length 1 on hour 30 min 2 30 min past hour 20 min 3 50 min past hour 20 min 4 70 min past hour 20 min 5 90 min past hour 40 min min past hour 20 min Dress Come in Scout uniform with neckerchief and Scout handbook Superhero Stations Wonder Woman, Mr. Freeze, Batman, Superman, Poison Ivy and The Flash. See event layout on page 4 Page 2

3 Registration Boy Scouts register for the desired start times, 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. and Noon. Webelos for 1 p.m. start time. Each time period is limited to 36 Scouts. Once the capacity is reached the start time will not be available. Plan to participate and register NOW! Fee Online registration is open to Boy Scouts and Webelos Scouts at Registration is $15 per Scout. The registration fee includes the meet and supplies, first aid kit, and event patch. An optional Superheroes First Aid Meet T-Shirt will be available to order for $10 at registration. There will be a concession operating during the event with food and drinks available to purchase. Questions Angie Bayne event leader at nurseangel_99@yahoo.com Tim Stepp Troop 182 at tim.stepp@comcast.net Laura Coirier Troop 93 at coirier@sbcglobal.net Organized by Troops 93 and 182 of Signal Hill District PTAC, Hosted by School District 95, Supported by Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Page 3

4 Event Stations at May Whitney School Gym area Page 4

5 First Aid Merit Badge Requirements 11/ Satisfy your counselor that you have current knowledge of all first-aid requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks. (Batman) Tenderfoot 4a. Show first aid for the following: Simple cuts and scrapes Blisters on the hand and foot Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree) Bites or stings of insects and ticks Venomous snakebite Nosebleed Frostbite and sunburn Choking Second Class 6a. Demonstrate first aid for the following: Object in the eye Bite of a warm-blooded animal Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook Serious burns (partial thickness, or second-degree) Heat exhaustion Shock Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation 6b. Show what to do for hurry cases of stopped breathing, stroke, severe bleeding, and ingested poisoning. 6c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or hike to prevent or reduce the occurrence of the injuries listed in Second Class requirements 6a and 6b. 6d. Explain what to do in case of accidents that require emergency response in the home and backcountry. Explain what constitutes an emergency and what information you will need to provide to a responder. 6e. Tell how you should respond if you come upon the scene of a vehicular accident. First Class 7a. Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle and for injuries on the head, the upper arm, and the collarbone. 7b. By yourself and with a partner, show how to: Transport a person from a smoke-filled room. Transport for at least 25 yards a person with a sprained ankle. 7c. Tell the five most common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps (procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). 2. Do the following: a. Explain how you would obtain emergency medical assistance from your home, on a wilderness camping trip, and during an activity on open water. (The Flash) b. Define the term triage. Explain the steps necessary to assess and handle a medical emergency until help arrives. (Batman) c. Explain the standard precautions as applied to bloodborne pathogens. (Superman) d. Prepare a first-aid kit for your home. Display and discuss its contents with your counselor. (Batman) Page 5

6 First Aid Merit Badge Requirements 11/ Do the following: a. Explain 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. (Wonder Woman) b. Identify the conditions that must exist before performing CPR on a person. Then demonstrate proper technique in performing CPR using a training device approved by your counselor. (Wonder Woman) c. Explain the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). (Wonder Woman) 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 justified. (Superman) e. Explain when a bee sting could be life threatening and what action should be taken for prevention and for first aid. (Poison Ivy) f. Explain the symptoms of heatstroke and what action should be taken for first aid and for prevention. (Mr Freeze) 4. Do the following: a. Describe the signals of a broken bone. Show first-aid procedures for handling fractures (broken bones), including open (compound) fractures of the forearm, wrist, upper leg, and lower leg using improvised materials. (Superman) b. Describe the symptoms and possible complications and demonstrate proper procedures for treating suspected injuries to the head, neck, and back. Explain what measures should be taken to reduce the possibility of further complicating these injuries. (The Flash) 5. Describe the symptoms, proper first-aid procedures, and possible prevention measures for the following conditions: a. Hypothermia (Mr Freeze) b. Convulsions/seizures (Wonder Woman) c. Frostbite (Mr Freeze) d. Dehydration (Mr Freeze) e. Bruises, strains, sprains (Superman) f. Burns (Mr Freeze) g. Abdominal pain (Superman) h. Broken, chipped, or loosened tooth (Superman) i. Knocked out tooth (Superman) j. Muscle cramps (Superman) 6. Do TWO of the following: a. If a sick or an injured person must be moved, tell how you would determine the best method. Demonstrate this method. (The Flash) b. With helpers under your supervision, improvise a stretcher and move a presumably unconscious person. (The Flash) c. With your counselor s approval, arrange a visit with your patrol or troop to an emergency medical facility or through an American Red Cross chapter for a demonstration of how an AED is used. 7. Teach another Scout a first-aid skill selected by your counselor remove a fish hook (Poison Ivy) Page 6

First Aid Merit Badge Workbook

First Aid Merit Badge Workbook Merit Badge Workbook This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. This Workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor.