READYMAN Required for Arrow of Light Do All of These: 1. With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Courage Character Connection. a. Know: Define the importance of each courage step: Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful. Explain how memorizing the courage steps helps you to be ready. b. Commit: Explain why it is hard to follow the courage steps in an emergency. Tell when you can use the courage steps in other situations (such as standing up to a bully, avoiding fights, being fair, not stealing or cheating when tempted, etc.) c. Practice: Act out one of the requirements using these courage steps: Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful. 2. Explain what first aid is. Tell what you should do after an accident. 3. Explain how you can get help quickly if there is an emergency in your home. Make a Help List of people or agencies that can help you if you need it. Post it near a phone or other place with easy access. 4. Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used. 5. Show what to do for these "hurry cases": o Serious bleeding o Stopped breathing o Internal poisoning o Heart attack 6. Show how to treat shock. 7. Show first aid for the following: o Cuts and scratches o Burns and scalds o Choking o Blisters on the hand and foot o Tick bites o Bites and stings of insects other than ticks o Poisonous snakebite o Nosebleed o Frostbite o Sunburn 8. Tell what steps must be taken for a safe swim with your Webelos den, pack, family, or other group. Explain the reasons for the buddy system.
And Do Two of These: 9. Explain six safety rules you should follow when driving a bicycle. 10. Explain the importance of wearing safety equipment when participating in sports activities (skating, skateboarding, etc.) 11. Make a home fire escape plan for your family. 12. Explain how to use each item in a first aid kit. 13. Tell where accidents are most likely to happen inside and around your home. 14. Explain six safety rules you should remember when riding in a car. 15. Attend a first aid demonstration at a Boy Scout troop meeting, a Red Cross center, or other community event or place. Today s procedures, as defined by the American Red Cross, specify three steps for rescuers to follow in their rescue attempts: CHECK: Your questions must include Is the scene safe? What happened? How many victims are there? and Can bystanders help? If and only if the scene is safe for you to approach, check the victim for consciousness. CALL: Call 9-1-1 if you notice an unsafe scene, emergency situation or life threatening condition. Be prepared to give the location, description of the emergency, and any other information you may find. CARE: Care for the victim. If the victim is conscious, be sure to get their permission to treat. Check your first aid kit regularly for expiration dates and replace out of date contents.
Emergency Checklist Fill in the blanks with the correct information. Then post this by your phone so you can reference it in an emergency. Police or Fire - 911 I am I live at My phone number is My birthday is My parents are Mother's work phone number Father's work phone number My brothers and sisters and their birthdates are: - - - Our doctor is Phone number Address Names & Phone Numbers of Friends and Neighbors: - -
SUGGESTED DEN MEETING ACTIVITIES Discuss first aid. Practice the treatment for hurry cases. Put together a first aid kit for your den. Practice mouth to mouth resuscitation on a mannequin. Talk about where and how to get help in various emergency situations. Consult the Boy Scout Field Book for safe bicycling tips. Make floor plans showing a home fire escape route. Discuss home fire escape procedures. Make posters showing how and where home accidents are most likely to happen. Review bicycle safety rules. Plan a bicycle reflector campaign. Have a bicycle obstacle course competition. Review safe swim defense plan. Ask an off duty local rescue squad or ambulance corps to demonstrate some first aid situations and techniques. PLACES TO GO fire station Red Cross center trauma center PACK ACTIVITIES Stage a bicycle rodeo. Stage a fire drill during a pack meeting. Invite a local Scout troop to come and do a first aid demonstration. PACK MEETING DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXHIBITS Display floor plans of your home fire escape route. Display posters showing how and where accidents commonly occur in the home. Demonstrate the proper way to refuel a power mower, with the motor off and cool. Dramatize the danger of having medicine bottles without labels in the home. Explain the danger of frayed wires on an electrical appliance, emphasizing that major wiring repairs should be done by an expert. Demonstrate a telephone conversation asking for emergency help. Show and explain how to handle the hurry cases of first aid. Display first aid kit. Recognize any adult pack member who works in emergency services.
FIREMAN S DRAG RELAY Preparation: neckerchiefs; participants divided into 2 teams Two teams half the members of each team are firemen, the other half are victims and are laying on their backs. On signal, the first fireman runs up to his victim, ties his wrists together with a neckerchief, and pulls him back to the starting line with the fireman s drag. He touches off the next fireman, who then rescues his victim. First team to bring in all their victims wins. BICYCLE SAFETY TRUE OR FALSE 1. Obey all traffic laws, signs, and signals. 2. Ride single file, close to the right-hand curb. Ride against traffic, not with it. 3. Ride in a straight line except when you have to weave in and out of traffic. 4. Look, then signal before turning or stopping. Use arm signals. 5. After dark, you can only carry two passengers safely. 6. Give pedestrians and motor vehicles the right of way. 7. Slow down and look carefully before crossing intersections. 8. Ride bike as fast as you can across railroad crossings and busy intersections. 9. Don t hitch onto cars and trucks. 10. Don t shoot out of blind driveways and alleys. 11. Be alert for other vehicles, like cars pulling out from curbs and driveways. 12. Don t try to squeeze in between cars and trucks. 13. If bike isn t in good mechanical condition, only ride in slow traffic areas. 14. Be sure your bike has good brakes and a horn or warning bell. 15. Be courteous. Respect the rights of other cyclists, drivers, and pedestrians. Answers 1. True. 2. False. Ride with traffic, not against it. 3. False. Never stunt, race, or weave in and out of traffic. 4. True. 5. False. Don t ever carry passengers. 6. True. 7. True. 8. False. Walk your bike across railroad crossings and busy intersections. 9. True. 10. True. 11. True. 12. True. 13. False. Keep bike in good mechanical condition or don t ride it. 14. True. 15. True.
911 Emergency! Some law enforcement agencies have a 911 phone-call simulator. It's a phone in a box that will enact a simulated 911 call. If you can't get one of these, improvise. Ask each Cub to come to the (play) phone while you detail a situation that may warrant a 911 phone call. Have an adult do the part of the 911 operator (if you don't have the phonecall simulator). The operator should ask what and where the emergency is and who the caller is and keep the caller on the line until help has been dispatched and/or arrives at the scene. The caller should be able to remain calm and respond clearly to every question. Escape You can tie in to an activity in the Engineer activity. Have each boy draw a floor plan of his house, including doors, windows and stairways. Then have him indicate where the smoke alarms are located and use a different colored marker to draw escape routes from various rooms in the house. Pressure Pad Relay One boy lies about 30 feet in front of his team with arterial bleeding of the left wrist. There is one judge for each team near the injured boy. On signal, one boy from each team runs up and applies pressure pad (using his neckerchief) over the simulated wound. When the judge yells correct, the boy removes the pressure pad, runs back to his team, and tags the next boy. Emergency Flares Fill an empty tuna can with rings of corrugated cardboard and pour melted candles over it. Carry it in your car for an emergency flare. It s also a good fire starter. Homemade Litter Make a litter from poles and a sleeping bag. Bandage a buddy using neckerchiefs (sling for arm, immobilize leg with splint). Transfer him to litter, then carry him on an obstacle course to "safety".
Matchstick Pulse Meter Your pulse can be converted to a visual display. You can easily make this pulsewatching device with a bit of clay and a matchstick. Roll a bit of clay about the size of a dime. Stick a wooden matchstick in it. Place the clay (and matchstick) on the inside of your wrist where the pulse beat is strongest. Move it around until you find the strongest beat. Now show your friends. Tell them you have made a device to test cardiac beat frequency! First Aid Wallet Use a nylon wallet (one of those bright wallets, often comes with Velcro, for example). With a red marker draw on the wallet a red cross. Put in the wallet Band-Aids (different sizes), gauze pad (2 x 2 ), antiseptic swabs, safety pins, for example. Cut a credit-card shaped piece out of stiff paper. On it write your name, address, emergency contact number, and personal information like your birth date, allergies and blood type. On the back, tape 35 cents for an emergency phone call. (You do not have to pay for a 9-1-1 call.) Soap Leaves Soak a paper towel in a solution of 50% liquid soap and 50% water. Lay out to dry. Cut into 2 x 3 strips and staple together. They can be used to wash up when you don t have a bar of soap handy. One leaf at a time is enough. Put them in a small plastic bag and keep them in a first aid kit.
Practice for Emergency Situations: 1. You awaken in the middle of the night. Your bedroom door is closed and you smell smoke. Mother and father are out of town and your grandmother is sleeping in their bedroom. What should you do? 2. You are returning home from a baseball game and see a grass fire in a vacant lot near your home. What should you do? 3. You see smoke coming out of a window in an apartment building across the street. What should you do? 4. A stranger in a blue Volkswagon stops you on your way home from school and offers you a ride. What should you do? 5. You find your 18 month old baby brother playing with a bottle of aspirin that has been opened. What should you do? 6. A kindergarten child is bitten by a dog on the way home from school and you are a witness to the incident. What should you do? 7. A first grade boy falls off a swing and lands on his back. You are the first person to arrive at the accident scene. What should you do? 8. You are witness to an auto accident in which a car strikes a girl on a bicycle and leaves her lying in the street. What should you do? 9. You awaken in the middle of the night and hear the baby crying. The babysitter is asleep in front of the TV set. What should you do? 10. A group of kids in your neighborhood are playing by locking one another in an old refrigerator they found in the alley behind a neighbor's garage. What should you do? 11. A gang of boys have been teasing a neighborhood dog. The dog is a family pet, but he is growling and showing signs of anger. What should you do? 12. The fire bell rings at school and two of the girls decide they'll play a trick on the teacher and hide under the library table while the class goes out for the fire drill. What should you do? 13. A first grade boy steps on a rusty nail in the sandbox. It goes through the sole of his tennis shoe and makes a slight scratch on his foot. He doesn't want to go to the school nurse. What should you do?
Bicycle Safety Do's DO obey all traffic regulations DO wear a helmet for both long and short trips DO wear a strap or rubberband to keep pants from getting caught in bike chain DO use a bike basket bag so your hands are free for steering DO remember to ride with the traffic - straight lines, no stunts DO keep your distance from cars and trucks DO watch out for parked cars and open car doors DO remember to walk bike across intersections DO remember to signal when turning (100 feet) or stopping DO remember not to overload the bike basket DO remember not to give rides to friends - especially on the handlebars DO keep your hands on the handlebars DO stop and look both ways to be certain that sidewalks and streets are clear DO wear reflective clothing and light colors at night Bicycle Safety Quiz Evaluate each statement and circle T (True) or F (False). 1. Obey all traffic laws, signs, and hand-signals. 2. Ride single file, close to the right-hand curb. Ride against traffic, not with it. 3. Ride in a straight line except when you have to weave in and out of traffic. 4. Look, then signal before turning or stopping. Use arm signals. 5. After dark, you can only carry two passengers safely. 6. Give pedestrians and motor vehicles the right of way. 7. Stop and look carefully before crossing intersections. 8. Ride bike as fast as you can across railroad crossings and busy intersections. 9. Don't hitch onto cars and trucks. 10. Don't shoot out of blind driveways and alleys. 11. Be alert for other vehicles, like cars pulling out from curbs and driveways. 12. Don't try to squeeze in between cars and trucks. 13. If bike isn't in good mechanical condition, only ride in slow traffic areas. 14. Be sure your bike has good brakes and a horn or warning bell. 15. Be courteous. Respect the rights of other cyclists, drivers and pedestrians. 16. Driving a bike at night without a front light or rear reflector is unsafe. 17. Your chain should be loose enough to slip off easily. 18. If you live in the country, it's okay to drive on either side of the road. 19. Even a good driver should walk his bicycle through heavy traffic. 20. Bicycle drivers should stay at least 3 feet away from parked cars. (Answers: 1. True 2. False (ride with traffic) 3. False (never stunt, race or weave in and out of traffic) 4. True 5. False (never carry passengers) 6. True 7. True 8. False (walk bike across) 9. True 10. True 11. True 12. True 13. False (keep bike in good mechanical condition or don't ride it) 14. True 15. True 16. True 17. False 18. False 19. True 20. True)
First Aid Matching Match the items in the first aid kit (left side) with the condition for which that item would be used (right side). 1. Ace bandage wrap a. 3 inch scrape 2. Hydrogen peroxide b. splinter in finger 3. 4 x 4 sterile gauze pad c. sprained ankle 4. Saline solution d. secure a bandage over a wound 5. Tweezers e. to clean a shallow cut 6. Calamine lotion f. cover a second degree burn 7. Large triangle bandage g. secure a sling bandage 8. Adhesive tape h. cover a small cut on a finger 9. Sterile roller bandage i. check someone's temperature 10. Band-Aid j. cover a deep, heavily bleeding wound 11. Scissors k. poison ivy rash 12. Safety pins l. cut roller bandage 13. 30" splints of wood m. sprained arm 14. Pressure bandage n. clean out dirt in your eyes 15. Thermometer o. immobilize a broken leg (Answers: 1-c 2-e 3-a 4-n 5-b 6-k 7-m 8-d 9-j 10-h 11-l 12-g 13-o 14-f 15-I)
Games First Aid Obstacle Course Before you run this race, go over each skill with the Scouts. Set up an obstacle course containing these first aid situations. Have adequate supplies at each station. Judge for speed and efficiency. 1. Find your buddy (from here on, the race is run by two buddies) 2. Oops! Your buddy fell and cut his forearm badly. Apply bandage. 3. Drink plenty of water. 4. Oh no. Someone is badly hurt. (Have a person on the ground.) Call 911. (Use a toy telephone. Adult leader will be a dispatcher answering a call. Have a list of questions likely to be asked.) Also treat the victim for a shock. 5. Someone is choking. Do the Heimlich Maneuver. (Do not let them do this on a person. Use a bed pillow. Mark a belly button on the pillow and an adult can hold it upright.) Pressure Pad Relay Equipment - Each boy using his own neckerchief One boy lies about 30 feet in front of the team with arterial bleeding" of the left wrist. There is one judge for each victim. On signal, the first boy from each team runs up and applies a pressure pad over the simulated would. When correct, the judge yells "off', the boy removes the pad and runs back to the team, tags off the next boy who repeats the operation. Stretcher Race Equipment - Two staves, one blanket, and one inflated balloon for each team. Teams line up in relay formation with two victims from each team lying from 30-70 feet in front of the team. On signal, two members of the team run up to the first victim with the blanket and staves, make a stretcher, and put the victim on it, When carriers are ready to lift the stretcher, a judge places the inflated balloon on the victim. The victim is carried to the starting line without the balloon falling off (to ensure care if handling the victim). If the balloon falls off; the judge counts off 20 seconds, places the balloon back on the victim's chest, and the team continues on its way. When they reach the starting line, the second team from the group dismantles the stretcher and runs forward to bring in the second victim using the same procedure and rules as the first team. The first team to bring the second victim over the starting line is the winner.
Bandage Demonstration Equipment - As needed. One member of a Den is the patient; the rest are Firstaiders. On "Go" Number 1 runs to the patient and ties a head bandage and runs back. Number 2 ties cross chest. Number 3 ties a thigh bandage. Number 4 a rib bandage. Number 5 ties a sling for the arm, then numbers 6 and 7 go up and make a chair carry transport for the patient back to the starting point. No time element. (Note: In case of a small den, one or more boys may go up twice, until the project is completed) Base scoring on excellence. What's wrong with me? Write down several different accidents or afflictions (example: A broken leg, A nose bleed, Choking, Shock, etc) Place these in a hat and have the boys draw them out one at a time. The boy that drew will have to act out that particular problem. The first boy to identify the problem must show how to treat it, he now gets to pick and act out an accident.