First Aid Skills
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— Guide to Safe Scouting (2017), V. Medical Information and First Aid |
Here are first aid resources to aid you in teaching and learning first aid in over 40 ranks and badges.
Resources
The Boy Scout Handbook should be a Scout's initial resource for learning first-aid skills. The First Aid merit badge provides more information and guidance and lists the following first-aid resources
On the Internet
Scouting Literature
Handbooks, Manuals, & Guides
- Boy Scout Handbook
- Fieldbook
- BSA® Wilderness First Aid Manual — ScoutShop.org
- Pocket Naturalist® Guide Emergency First Aid Pocket Guide — ScoutShop.org
Merit Badge Pamphlets
Additional Resources
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See First Aid Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: First Aid Merit Badge Pamphlet - First Aid Kit - Emergency Kit - Guide to Safe Scouting - Annual Health & Medical Record
- Mayo Clinic First Aid Index
- Very Well Health - offers a number of first aid articles.
► ProFirstAid (PFAVideo) - online first aid (including CPR) courses for free. Pay if you want their certificates.
Disclaimers
Disclaimer: This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, emergency treatment or formal first-aid training. Don't use this information to diagnose or develop a treatment plan for a health problem or disease without consulting a qualified health care provider. If you're in a life-threatening or emergency medical situation, seek medical assistance immediately.
Please note that the only first aid materials recommended by the Boy Scouts of America are those found or listed in official BSA materials such as the current First Aid Merit Badge pamphlet (Order: full pamphlet (Scout Shop); Download: requirements & resources only (Scouting.org)) and Boy Scout Handbook. First Aid Treatments are constantly being revised. See the Guide to Safe Scouting. Neither MeritBadge.Org, nor its contributors make any recommendations.
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AED
► Pro First Aid: Adult AED, Practice: Adult AED, Child AED, Practice: Child AED, Infant AED, Practice: Infant AED
Altitude Sickness
Bites and Stings
- Mayo Clinic: Insect bites & stings - Spider bites - Animal bites - AAFP: Stings & Bites - Cat & Dog Bites - Center for Disease Control: Dog Bites - WebMD: Bites & Stings
► EVVideo: Insect Bites & Stings - Treatments - Insect Bites - Brown Recluse Spider Bite - Chiggers - Bee Stings - Bees
Tick Bites
► Avoiding Ticks - EVVideo: Removing Ticks
Bleeding
- Mayo Clinic: Bleeding - Harvard: Bleeding - Harvard: Direct Pressure - Harvard: Butterfly Bandage - WebMD: Bleeding - Center for Disease Control: Acute Injury Care
► Mayo Clinic: Bleeding Video - EVVideo: EVVideo: Bleeding - EVVideo: Bleeding2 - Direct Pressure -
Pressure Bandage
► ProFirstAid: Minor Bleeding - Serious Bleeding - About.com Video: Dress a Wound
- Wikipedia: Tourniquet - Dangerous - you must be very knowledgable but knowledge is requried for First Aid Merit Badge
Blisters
► EVVideo: Avoiding Blisters - Blisters - How to Treat Blisters
Bloodborne Pathogens
► ProFirstAid: Introduction to Bloodborne Pathogens - What are Bloodborne Pathogens? - How Bloodborne Pathogens are Spread - How to Reduce Your Risk
Broken Bones
- Mayo Clinic: Broken Bones - Harvard: Broken Bones - WebMD: Understanding Fractures
- Mayo Clinic Broken Bone Symptoms & Treatments: Arm - Collarbone - Broken leg - Hand/Wrist/Fingers - Ankle/Foot -
- WebMD Broken Bone Symptoms & Treatments Arm - Collarbone - Finger - Foot - Hand - Leg - Toe
Dislocation
- Mayo Clinic: Dislocation - Shoulder Dislocation (Required for Whitewater Merit Badge.)
Bruises
- Mayo Clinic: Bruises (also called Contusions) - WebMD: Bruises
- Mayo Clinic: Black eye - WebMD: Black Eye - Black Eye (Black eye - a bruise near the eye)
Burns
► EVVideo: Burns - Second Degree Burns - Second & Third-Degree Burns - About.com Video: Burn - About.com: Types of Burns Video
- See also: Electrical Burns and Rope Burns
Cancer
- American Cancer Society: Signs & Symptoms - Warning Signs - Mayo Clinic: Cancer Defined - Cancer Myths
Chest Pain
Choking
- BSA Video: Tenderfoot Heimlich Maneuver (requires Apple QuickTime)
- WebMD: Choking - Mayo Clinic: Choking (Heimlich maneuver) - Harvard: Choking - Harvard: Heimlich Maneuver - Center for Disease Control: Choking
► EVVideo: First Aid for Choking Victims - PFAVideo: Choking - About.com Video: Heimlich Maneuver
Cold Reactions
Hypothermia
Frostbite
► EVVideo: How to Treat Frostbite - About.com: Stages of Frostbite Video
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
“ | CPR instruction [in the merit badge program], wherever it is required, must be taught by people currently trained as CPR instructors by a nationally certified provider, such as the American Red Cross, the Emergency Care and Safety Institute, or the American Heart Association.” — BSA Guide To Advancement (HTML, PDF), page 45. |
- BSA Guide to Safe Scouting: First Aid and CPR Training
- CPR Procedures: Mayo Clinic - Harvard Medical School - American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) - WebMD
► Videos: ProFirstAid: Hands-Only CPR - Adult CPR
Cuts - Scrapes
- Mayo Clinic: Cuts and Scrapes (also called Abrasions) - AAFP: Cuts, Scrapes and Stitches - WebMD: Cut
► EVVideo: Cuts (Lacerations) - EVVideo: Abrasions
Dehydration
- Mayo Clinic: Dehydration - Spotting & Preventing Dehydration - Mayo How much water do you need? - WebMD: Dehydration
Electrical Burns - Electrical Shock
Eye Injury - Object in Eye
Getting Help
- About.com: Calling for Help 101 - Be a Good 911 Caller - When Should You Call 911? - How 911 Works
Head, Neck, and Back Injuries
Head Injury
Spinal Injuries
► PFAVideo: Head, Neck and Back Injuries
Hearing Loss
- National Institute of Health: Hearing Loss - Mayo Clinic: Hearing Loss - AAFP: Prevent Hearing Loss - About.com: Woodworking Hearing Protection
Heart Attack
- American Heart Association: Heart Attack - Warning Signs -Mayo Clinic: Heart attack - AAFP: Symptoms & Risk Factors - WebMD: Heart Attack
► EVVideo: What Is a Heart Attack? - Risk Factors - Misconceptions - Signs of a Heart Attack
Heart Disease
Heat Reactions
Heat Exhaustion
► EVVideo: How to Treat Heat Exhaustion
Heat Cramps
Heat Stroke
Hyperventilation
Nausea - Motion Sickness
- Mayo Clinic: Indigestion-Understand and prevent heartburn, nausea and bloating - WebMD: Nausea
- WebMD: Motion Sickness - Wikipedia - Requirement for Motorboating Merit Badge and Small-Boat Sailing Merit Badge
Fainting
Nosebleeds
► EVVideo: Nose Bleeds - About.com Video: Nosebleeds
Poisoning
- Mayo Clinic: Poisoning - WebMD: Poisoning - About.com: Poisons - Center for Disease Control: Poisoning
- Mayo Clinic: Food-borne illness - About.com: Food Poisoning
Poisonous Plants
► EVVideo: Poison Ivy & Poison Oak - How to Treat Poison Oak, Ivy & Sumac
Puncture Wounds
Fishhook
Splinters
Rope Burns
Seizures - Convulsions - Epilepsy
► EVVideo: Seizures - PFAVideo: Seizures
Shock
- Treat every accident victim for shock. -Boy Scout Handbook p. 291
Slings
► EVVideo: How to Apply a Shoulder Sling - Slings - More Slings
Snakebite
- Snakebite: Mayo Clinic: Snakebite - AAFP: Snakebite - Avoiding Snakebites - AAFP: Venomous Snakebites - WebMD: Snakebite
► EVVideo: Venomous Snake Bite
Poisonous Animals
► EVVideo: How to Treat Jellyfish Stings
Splints
► EVVideo: How to Tell if Someone Needs a Splint - Injuries Requiring a Splint - Types of Splints - Applying a Splint - How to Use a Pillow as a Splint - How to Position a Splint
Sprains - Strains - Cramps
Sprained Ankle
Stopped Breathing
- See CPR
- CPR & Resuce Breathing - MSN: Rescue Breathing and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- About.com: Shortness of Breath
Stroke
- Mayo Clinic: Stroke - American Stroke Association: Stroke - Medicinenet: Stroke - Stroke Awareness Foundation - AAFP: Stroke Warning Signs and Avoiding Stroke
- Warning Signs: American Heart Association: Stroke Warning Signs - Stroke.Org - AAFP: Stroke Symptoms - Stroke Symptoms
► EVVideo: What Is a Stroke? - How to Identify a Stroke - How to Prevent a Stroke - The Signs of a Stroke
Sunburn
► EVVideo: Sunburn - EVVideo: Severe Sunburn
Tooth Injury
Transporting an Injured Person
► EVVideo: How to Carry an Injured Person by Yourself
Triage
Wilderness First Aid
► EVVideo: Assessing Wilderness Emergencies - Medical Emergency - Shock - Triage - Wilderness First Aid
Related Awards
Emergency Preparedness-related awards
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