Emergency Aid Skills Stage 4
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Emergency Aid Skills - Stage 4 Competencies & Requirements
- I can place someone into the recovery (safe airway) position.
- Scouts can demonstrate placing someone in the recovery position, including care for an unconscious person.
- I can provide care for someone who is poisoned.
- Scouts can explain:
- not giving the person anything to eat or drink
- finding out what the poison was
- calling the local Poison Control number or 9-1-1
- Scouts can explain:
- I know the first aid treatment for dirt in an eye.
- Scouts can explain:
- not rubbing the eye
- blinking fast
- if there is still something in the eye, flushing the eye under running water (with the affected eye towards the ground)
- getting medical assistance quickly if material remains in the eye
- Scouts can explain:
- I know what goes into our home first aid kit
- Scouts can describe the items in the kit to their Patrols.
- I can help reduce the risk of fire and burns in the home.
- Scouts can check that:
- paint, paper, rags and flammables are away from heat
- hot water tank is set below 54°C (130°F) to help prevent scalding
- stove-top pot handles are turned away from the front of the stove
- Scouts can check that:
- I can show how to test and care for a smoke alarm.
- Scouts will demonstrate with a smoke alarm.
- See also Family Safety Badge #2
- I can manage a home emergency situation.
- Scouts can explain what to do if:
- the lights go out
- a fuse blows or circuit breaker trips
- a water pipe bursts
- they smell natural gas
- a drain backs up
- a fire or carbon monoxide alarm goes off
- Scouts can explain what to do if:
- I know where my local community emergency shelter is located or how to find out where a community emergency shelter is located if one is needed.
- Scouts can report the local community emergency shelter information to their Patrols.
- I know what is in our Group first aid kit and know how to use the kit.
- Scouts can take out the Group first aid kit before an outing and review the contents with the outing group.
- I can care for my feet while outdoors.
- Scouts know how to;
- detect a pre-blister hot spot on a foot
- treat a blister
- identify and prevent trench foot
- select the proper footwear for the activity
- keep toe nails clipped before hiking
- hike in dry socks and footwear
- Scouts know how to;
- I can explain how to prevent and treat heat and cold injuries.
- Scouts can describe the heat and cold injuries encountered when outdoors and the behaviour, equipment, medical and shelter plans to avoid these.
- I know how to treat and report (if appropriate) insect and animal bites.
- Scouts can explain what types of insect and animal bites could happen when outdoors, what the first aid treatment should be and what the follow-up plan should be (if needed).