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Requirements January 1960 until September 1963

Second Class Scouts must meet First Class Scoutcraft Requirement 7 before attempting First Aid merit badge.

1. State what first aid is and why it is important.

2. (a) Describe the causes and signs of shock.  (b) Demonstrate on another person the first aid for shock.

3. Explain what should be done for severe bleeding. (b) Tell under what extreme circumstances the use of a tourniquet may be justified. (c) Demonstrate how to stop bleeding from a severe cut of the lower leg and wrist.

4. (a) State under what circumstances artificial respiration may be needed and explain how you can tell that a person has stopped breathing. (b) Demonstrate the back pressure-arm lift method of giving artificial respiration* for three minutes and additional first aid. (c) State what you can safely do to rescue a person from one of the following:  contact with a live electric wire in a home, from a room containing carbon monoxide and other fumes or smoke, and from drowning.

5. (a) State how poisoning by mouth can be prevented.  (b) Describe the first aid for poisoning by mouth and why quick action is necessary.

6. (a) Describe the signs of a broken bone and give general rules for first aid for fractures.  (b) On a person lying down, and using improvised materials, demonstrate the first aid for any two of the following fractures:  forearm, upper arm, wrist, collar bone, upper leg, lower leg, crushed foot.

7. (a) State the purpose of bandages and sterile dressings. (b) Demonstrate, using dressings when needed, the following bandages:  (triangular) arm sling, foot, head; (cravat) eye, knee, hand.

8. (a) Tell the dangers in moving a seriously injured person. (b) If a sick or injured person must be moved, tell how you would decide what method to use. (c) Demonstrate alone and with assistance one carry for a mild injury and one for a serious injury.

9. (a) State the first aid for the following:  sunburn, burn with blisters on the back of the hand, deep burn of the forearm, frostbitten ear or foot. (b) Demonstrate the proper way to extinguish flames on a person whose clothes are on fire and what you would do after the flames are out.

10. State some causes and proper first aid for unconsciousness. (b) Explain how to prevent simple fainting and describe first aid for simple fainting and epileptic convulsions.

Requirements September 1963 until June 1972

Complete First Class Test 10.

1. State what first aid is and why it is important.

2. Do the following:

(a) Describe the causes and signs of shock.
(b) Demonstrate on another person the first aid for shock.

3. Do the following:

(a) Explain what should be done for severe bleeding.
(b) Tell under what extreme circumstances the use of a tourniquet may be justified.
(c) Demonstrate how to stop bleeding from a severe cut of the lower leg and wrist.

4. Do the following:

(a) State under what circumstances artificial respiration may be needed and explain how you can tell that a person has stopped breathing.

(b) Demonstrate ability to perform artificial respiration.*

(c) State what you can safely do to rescue a person from one of the following:  contact with a live electric wire in a home, from a room containing carbon monoxide and other fumes or smoke, and from drowning.

5. Do the following:

(a) State how poisoning by mouth can be prevented.
(b) Describe the first aid for poisoning by mouth and why quick action is necessary.

6. Do the following:

(a) Describe the signs of a broken bone and give general rules for first aid for fractures.

(b) On a person lying down, and using improvised materials, demonstrate the first aid for any two of the following fractures:  forearm, upper leg, lower leg, crushed foot.

7. Do the following:

(a) State the purpose of bandages and sterile dressings.
(b) Demonstrate, using dressings when needed, the following bandages:  (triangular) arm sling, foot, head; (cravat) eye, knee, hand.

8. Do the following:

(a) Tell the dangers in moving a seriously injured person.
(b) If a sick or injured person must be moved, tell how you would decide what method to use.
(c) Demonstrate alone and with assistance one carry for a mild injury and one for a serious injury.

9. Do the following:

(a) State the first aid for the following:  sunburn, burn with blisters on the back of the hand, deep burn of the forearm, frostbitten ear or foot.

(b) Demonstrate the proper way to extinguish flames on a person whose clothes are on fire and what you would do after the flames are out.

10. Do the following:

(a) State some causes and proper first aid for unconsciousness.
(b) Explain how to prevent simple fainting and describe first aid for simple fainting and epileptic convulsions.

11. Do the following:

(a) Describe proper first aid for one of the following:  puncture wound, animal bite, poisonous snakebite, eye injury.

(b) Explain what to do for one of the following:  pain in the belly, blisters caused by rubbing, boils and pimples, colds, arm and leg cramps, bruises, earache, hiccup, choking on food, insect bites, tick bites, poison ivy.

12. Do the following:

(a) Make a list of materials to be included in a home first aid kit, first aid equipment for an automobile, or a patrol first aid kit.

(b) Assist in teaching first aid (such as First Class first aid requirements) to one or more persons.

10. Do the following:

(a) Show that you have retained your Second Class first aid knowledge by being able to demonstrate any of it asked for by your examiner.

(b) Show how to use a triangular bandage for arm sling and as a binder, for wounds on head, hand, knee, and foot.

(c) Explain first aid for puncture wounds from splinter, nail, fishhook, dog bite, poisonous snakebite.

(d) Describe how to recognize and care for victims of heat exhaustion, sunstroke, frostbite.

(e) Explain danger of taking laxative for a stomachache.

(f) Demonstrate first aid for fracture of collarbone, upper arm, forearm, lower leg.

(g) Tell under what circumstance and injured person should or should not be moved.

(h) Demonstrate walking assist, one-man and two-man carries.

(i) Improvise a stretcher and, with helpers under your direction, transport a presumably unconscious person.

* The most practical method is mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration.  Under certain conditions the manual chest-pressure arm-lift or the back-pressure arm-lift methods may be used. 

 

11. (a) Describe proper first aid for one of the following:  puncture wound, animal bite, poisonous snake bite, eye injury. (b) Explain what to do for one of the following:  pain in the belly, blisters caused by rubbing, boils and pimples, colds, arm and leg cramps, bruises, earache, hiccup, choking on food, insect bites, tick bites, poison ivy.

12. (a) Make a list of materials to be included in a home first aid kit, first aid equipment for an automobile, or a patrol first aid kit. (b) Assist in teaching first aid (such as First Class first aid requirements to one or more persons).

* The most practical method is mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration.  Under certain conditions the manual chest-pressure arm-lift methods may be used.

7. BE PREPARED FOR ACCIDENTS

a. FIRST AID-Satisfy your examiner that you have retained your Second Class first aid knowledge.  Improvise a sterile dressing.  Use triangular bandage (Scout neckerchief) for arm sling as a binder for wounds on head, hand, knee, foot.  Explain first aid for puncture wounds from splinter, nail, fishhook, dog bite, poisonous snake bite, heat exhaustion, sunstroke, frostbite.  Explain danger of taking laxative for pain in stomach.  Demonstrate first aid for fracture of collarbone, upper arm, forearm, lower leg.

b. TRANSPORTATION OF INJURED-Tell under what circumstances an injured person should or should not be moved.  Demonstrate walking assist, one-man and two-man carries.  Improvise a stretcher and, with helpers under your direction, transport a presumably unconscious person.

 

Requirements September 1963 until June 1972.

Complete First Class Test 10.

1. State what first aid is and why it is important.

2. Do the following:

(a) Describe the causes and signs of shock.
(b) Demonstrate on another person the first aid for shock.

3. Do the following:

(a) Explain what should be done for severe bleeding.
(b) Tell under what extreme circumstances the use of a tourniquet may be justified.
(c) Demonstrate how to stop bleeding from a severe cut of the lower leg and wrist.

4. Do the following:

(a) State under what circumstances artificial respiration may be needed and explain how you can tell that a person has stopped breathing.

(b) Demonstrate ability to perform artificial respiration.*

(c) State what you can safely do to rescue a person from one of the following:  contact with a live electric wire in a home, from a room containing carbon monoxide and other fumes or smoke, and from drowning.

5. Do the following:

(a) State how poisoning by mouth can be prevented.
(b) Describe the first aid for poisoning by mouth and why quick action is necessary.

6. Do the following:

(a) Describe the signs of a broken bone and give general rules for first aid for fractures.

(b) On a person lying down, and using improvised materials, demonstrate the first aid for any two of the following fractures:  forearm, upper leg, lower leg, crushed foot.

7. Do the following:

(a) State the purpose of bandages and sterile dressings.
(b) Demonstrate, using dressings when needed, the following bandages:  (triangular) arm sling, foot, head; (cravat) eye, knee, hand.

8. Do the following:

(a) Tell the dangers in moving a seriously injured person.
(b) If a sick or injured person must be moved, tell how you would decide what method to use.
(c) Demonstrate alone and with assistance one carry for a mild injury and one for a serious injury.

9. Do the following:

(a) State the first aid for the following:  sunburn, burn with blisters on the back of the hand, deep burn of the forearm, frostbitten ear or foot.

(b) Demonstrate the proper way to extinguish flames on a person whose clothes are on fire and what you would do after the flames are out.

10. Do the following:

(a) State some causes and proper first aid for unconsciousness.
(b) Explain how to prevent simple fainting and describe first aid for simple fainting and epileptic convulsions.

11. Do the following:

(a) Describe proper first aid for one of the following:  puncture wound, animal bite, poisonous snakebite, eye injury.

(b) Explain what to do for one of the following:  pain in the belly, blisters caused by rubbing, boils and pimples, colds, arm and leg cramps, bruises, earache, hiccup, choking on food, insect bites, tick bites, poison ivy.

12. Do the following:

(a) Make a list of materials to be included in a home first aid kit, first aid equipment for an automobile, or a patrol first aid kit.

(b) Assist in teaching first aid (such as First Class first aid requirements) to one or more persons.

10. Do the following:

(a) Show that you have retained your Second Class first aid knowledge by being able to demonstrate any of it asked for by your examiner.

(b) Show how to use a triangular bandage for arm sling and as a binder, for wounds on head, hand, knee, and foot.

(c) Explain first aid for puncture wounds from splinter, nail, fishhook, dog bite, poisonous snakebite.

(d) Describe how to recognize and care for victims of heat exhaustion, sunstroke, frostbite.

(e) Explain danger of taking laxative for a stomachache.

(f) Demonstrate first aid for fracture of collarbone, upper arm, forearm, lower leg.

(g) Tell under what circumstance and injured person should or should not be moved.

(h) Demonstrate walking assist, one-man and two-man carries.

(i) Improvise a stretcher and, with helpers under your direction, transport a presumably unconscious person.

* The most practical method is mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration.  Under certain conditions the manual chest-pressure arm-lift or the back-pressure arm-lift methods may be used.