First Aid
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![]() | This is the Boy Scout First Aid Merit Badge. Venturers can also work on the First Aid Ranger Award elective Webelos Scouts can earn the Readyman activity badge. |
![]() | First Aid merit badge requires prior counselor approval for requirement(s) #6c. |
![]() | The First Aid requirements were revised effective January 1, 2008. |
![]() | First Aid merit badge required required for the Eagle Scout rank. |
First Aid merit badge | ||
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Status: | Eagle-required | |
Created: | 1911 | |
Discontinued: | no | |
BSA Advancement ID: | 008 | |
Requirements revision: | 2008 | |
Latest pamphlet revision: | 2008 |
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“ | First aid — caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care — is an important skill for every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill. First aid can help prevent infection and serious loss of blood. It could even save a limb or a life. | ” |
The First Aid merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911.
First Aid requirements | ![]() | ||
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Notes
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- First Aid merit badge is on the Eagle Scout required list (requirement 3.a.).
- The First Aid Merit Badge requirements were updated in 2008.
- The BSA First Aid Troop Program Feature offers meeting and activity plans to include First Aid as one of your monthly themes.
- First Aid merit badge is on the Sea Scout Able rank required list (requirement 13)
Requirement resources
The Troop Emergency Preparedness Monthly Theme includes meeting and activity materials.
- 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
1. Tenderfoot Rank First Aid Requirements
- 11. Poisonous Plants
- 12a. Choking
- 12b. Cuts and Scratches - Blisters - Burns - Bites and Stings - Snakebite - Nosebleed - Frostbite - Sunburn
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- Second Class Rank First Aid Requirements
- 6a. Choking - Bleeding - Poisoning
- 6b. First Aid Kit
- 6c. Object in Eye - Bites and Stings - Puncture Wounds - Burns - Heat Exhaustion - Shock - Heat Stroke - Dehydration - Hypothermia - Hyperventilation
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- First Class Rank First Aid Requirements
- 8b.Sprains
- 8c.Transporting an Injured Person
- 8d. Heart Attack - CPR
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2a. Video: Calling 911
2b. Triage
2c. Bloodborne Pathogens
2d. First Aid Kit
3a. Shock - Heart Attack - Stroke
3b. CPR
3c. AED
3d. Bleeding
3e. Bee Sting
3f. Heat Stroke
4a. Broken Bones
4b. Head, Neck, and Back Injuries
5. You can use the chart in the First Aid Workbook
5a. Hypothermia
5b. Convulsions/Seizures
5c. Frostbite
5d. Dehydration
5e. Bruises - Sprains - Strains
5f. Burns
5g. Abdominal Pain
5h, 5i. Tooth Injury
5j. Muscle Cramps
6a, 6b. Transporting an Injured Person
6c. AED
7. Communications Merit Badge #6 is to also teach a skill.
- 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
Related awards
- 7. Communications Merit Badge #6 is to also teach a skill.
- Dentistry Merit Badge
- Medicine Merit Badge
Emergency Preparedness-related awards
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See also
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General Merit Badge information
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- Boy Scout First Aid Merit Badge
- Webelos Webelos Readyman
- Boy Scout Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge
External links
- Guide to Safe Scouting - Section VI - First Aid
- Intro to First Aid A free basic training course available online
- Learn CPR - You Can Do It!
- Realistic First Aid How to use theatrical makeup to teach First Aid
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