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<center><big>[[Lifesaving]] [[Merit Badge]] requirement resources include the [[Media:{{PAGENAME}}.pdf|Merit Badge Worksheet]], <br> lesson video links, Safety Afloat, Safe Swim Defense, links, and cross-references to related [[Merit Badges]] and [[Boy Scout]] [[Awards]].<br>
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|quote=No Boy Scout will ignore a plea for help. However, the desire to help is of little use unless one knows how to give the proper aid. The main purpose of the Lifesaving merit badge is to prepare Scouts to assist those involved in water accidents, teaching them the basic knowledge of rescue techniques, the skills to perform them, and the judgment to know when and how to act so that they can be prepared for emergencies.
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# Lifesaving merit badge is on the [[Eagle Scout]] required list (requirement 3.g.). It is one choice of a group of two merit badges on the list.
# Lifesaving merit badge is on the [[Eagle Scout]] required list (requirement 3.g.). It is one choice of a group of two merit badges on the list.
# The merit badge pamphlet for this merit badge was revised in 2008. There were NO changes to the requirements for this badge. However, the footnote shown below, relative to alternative requirements for the Second Class and First Class rank swimming requirements was deleted.
# The merit badge pamphlet for this merit badge was revised in 2008. There were NO changes to the requirements for this badge. However, the footnote shown below, relative to alternative requirements for the Second Class and First Class rank swimming requirements was deleted.
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#Lifsaving merit badge is on the Sea Scout [Able] rank required list (requirement 10).
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'''1'''. Before doing requirements 2 through 15 <br>
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'''1a'''. Complete [[Second Class]] requirements 7a through 7c and [[First Class]] requirements 9a through 9c.<br>
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*[[Second Class]] rank requirements: <br>
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**'''7a''' [[Diving]] (has feet-first entries as well) - [[Safe Swim Defense]] <br>
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**'''7b''' [[Swimming Strokes|Learning to Swim]] <br>
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**'''7c''' [[Reach, Throw, Row, Go]] <br>
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**'''9a''' [[Safety Afloat]] <br>
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**'''9b''' [[BSA Swim Test]] - [[Sidestroke]] - [[Breaststroke]] - [[Trudgen]] - [[Crawl]] - [[Backstroke]] - [[Floating]]. <br>
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**'''9c''' [[Reach, Throw, Row, Go]] <br>
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'''1b'''. [[Front Crawl]] – [[Sidestroke]] – [[Breaststroke]] – [[Elementary Backstroke]] <br>
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'''b'''. How to identify persons in the water who need assistance. <br>
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'''2c. 2d. & 2e.''' [[Reach, Throw, Row, Go]]<br>
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'''3'''. [[Reach, Throw, Row, Go|Reach rescues]]<br>
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'''4'''. [[Reach, Throw, Row, Go|Throw rescues]]<br>
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'''5'''. [[Reach, Throw, Row, Go|Row rescues]]<br>
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'''6. - 11.'''[[Reach, Throw, Row, Go|Go rescues]]<br>
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'''11'''. [[CPR]] <br>
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'''12'''. [[Surface Diving]] <br>
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'''13'''. [[CPR]] <br>
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'''14'''. [[Spinal Injuries]] <br>
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'''15'''. [[First Aid Skills]]: [[Hypothermia]] - [[Heat Reactions]] - [[Muscle Cramps]] - [[Sunburn]] - [[Stings]] - [[Hyperventilation]] <br>
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Revision as of 13:11, October 28, 2012

Resources include the Lifesaving merit badge worksheet Adobe Acrobat PDF, links, and cross-references to related badges and awards.  ◀Prev  -  Next ▶ 

This is the Lifesaving merit badge for Boy Scouts.
Venturers can also complete the Lifesaver elective for the Ranger Award
Boy Scouts and Venturers can also earn the BSA Lifeguard award.
The Lifesaving and Meritorious Action awards may be awarded at any level.
Lifesaving merit badge is an option for the Eagle Scout rank.
Scouts can choose to earn Emergency Preparedness instead.

Lifesaving merit badge
Image:Lifesaving.jpg
Status: Eagle-required
Created: 1911
Discontinued: no
BSA Advancement ID: 009
Requirements revision: 2001
Latest pamphlet revision: 2009

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“ No Boy Scout will ignore a plea for help. However, the desire to help is of little use unless one knows how to give the proper aid. The main purpose of the Lifesaving merit badge is to prepare Scouts to assist those involved in water accidents, teaching them the basic knowledge of rescue techniques, the skills to perform them, and the judgment to know when and how to act so that they can be prepared for emergencies. ”


The Lifesaving merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911.

Lifesaving merit badge is required for the National Outdoor Badge for Aquatics.


Lifesaving merit badge requirements

  1. Before doing requirements 2 through 17:
    a. Complete Second Class rank requirements 5a through 5d and First Class rank requirements 6a, 6b, and 6e.
    Second Class rank requirements 5a through 5d:
    (5a) Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim.
    (5b) Demonstrate your ability to pass the BSA beginner test: Jump feetfirst into water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place.
    (5c) Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible.
    (5d) Explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with the victim.
    First Class rank requirements 6a, 6b, and 6e:
    (6a) Successfully complete the BSA swimmer test.
    Jump feet first into water over your head in depth, swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl; then swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke. The 100 yards must be swum continuously and include at least one sharp turn. After completing the swim, rest by floating.
    (6b) Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe trip afloat.
    (6e) With a helper and a practice victim, show a line rescue both as tender and as rescuer. (The practice victim should be approximately 30 feet from shore in deep water.)
    b. Swim continuously for 400 yards using each of the following strokes in a strong manner, in good form with rhythmic breathing, for at least 50 continuous yards: front crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke.
  2. Discuss and review with your counselor the principles of BSA Safe Swim Defense.
  3. Explain the following:
    a. Common drowning situations and how to prevent them.
    b. How to identify persons in the water who need assistance.
    c. The order of methods in water rescue.
    d. How rescue techniques vary depending on the setting and the condition of the person needing assistance.
    e. Situations for which in-water rescues should not be undertaken.
  4. Demonstrate "reaching" rescues using various items such as arm, leg, towels, shirts, paddles, and poles.
  5. Demonstrate "throwing" rescues using various items such as a line, ring buoy, rescue bag, and free-floating support. Successfully place at least one such aid within reach of a practice victim 25 feet from shore.
  6. With your counselor's approval, view in-person or on video a rowing rescue performed using a rowboat, canoe, kayak, or stand up paddleboard. Discuss with your counselor how effectively and efficiently the rescue was performed.
  7. List various items that can be used as aids in a "go" rescue. Explain why buoyant aids are preferred.
  8. Correctly demonstrate rescues of a conscious practice subject 30 feet from shore in deep water using two types of buoyant aids provided by your counselor. Use a proper entry and a strong approach stroke. Speak to the subject to determine his condition and to provide instructions and encouragement.
    a. Present one aid to a subject, release it, and swim at a safe distance as the subject moves to safety.
    b. In a separate rescue, present the other aid to a subject and use it to tow the subject to safety.
  9. Discuss with your counselor when it is appropriate to remove heavy clothing before attempting a swimming rescue. Remove street clothes in 20 seconds or less, enter the water, and approach a conscious practice subject 30 feet from shore in deep water. Speak to the subject and use a nonbuoyant aid, such as a shirt or towel, to tow the subject to safety.
  10. Discuss with your counselor the importance of avoiding contact with an active subject and demonstrate lead-and-wait techniques.
  11. Perform the following nonequipment rescues for a conscious practice subject 30 feet from shore. Begin in the water from a position near the subject. Speak to the subject to determine his condition and to provide instructions and encouragement.
    a. Perform an armpit tow for a calm, responsive, tired swimmer resting with a back float.
    b. Perform a cross-chest carry for an exhausted, c
  12. In deep water, show how to escape from a victim's grasp on your wrist. Repeat for front and rear holds about the head and shoulders.
  13. Perform the following rescues for an unconscious practice subject at or near the surface 30 feet from shore. Use a proper entry and strong approach stroke. Speak to the subject and splash water on him to determine his condition before making contact. Quickly remove the victim from the water, with assistance if needed, and position for CPR.
    a. Perform an equipment assist using a buoyant aid.
    b. Perform a front approach and wrist tow.
    c. Perform a rear approach and armpit tow.
  14. Discuss with your counselor how to respond if a victim submerges before being reached by a rescuer, and do the following:
    a. Recover a 10-pound weight in 8 to 10 feet of water using a feetfirst surface dive.
    b. Repeat using a headfirst surface dive.
  15. Demonstrate knowledge of resuscitation procedures:
    a. Describe how to recognize the need for rescue breathing and CPR.
    b. Demonstrate CPR knowledge and skills, including rescue breathing, consistent with current guidelines.*
  16. Demonstrate management of a spinal injury to your counselor:
    a. Discuss the causes, signs, and symptoms of a spinal injury.
    b. Support a faceup subject in calm water of standing depth.
    c. Turn a subject from a facedown to a faceup position in water of standing depth while maintaining support.
  17. With your counselor, discuss causes, prevention, and treatment of other injuries or illnesses that could occur while swimming or boating, including hypothermia, dehydration, heat-related illnesses, muscle cramps, sunburn, stings, and hyperventilation.


*Your counselor may accept recent training in CPR by a recognized agency as completion of this requirement only if he or she feels your skills are satisfactory and need no additional reinforcement.


The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
2018 Boy Scout Requirements, 2018 Edition (BSA Supply SKU #641568)

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Notes

Worksheet A FREE workbook for Lifesaving is available here! Adobe Acrobat PDF
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Cub Scout workbooks, and Nova Award workbooks.
  1. Lifesaving merit badge is on the Eagle Scout required list (requirement 3.g.). It is one choice of a group of two merit badges on the list.
  2. The merit badge pamphlet for this merit badge was revised in 2008. There were NO changes to the requirements for this badge. However, the footnote shown below, relative to alternative requirements for the Second Class and First Class rank swimming requirements was deleted.
  3. Lifsaving merit badge is on the Sea Scout [Able] rank required list (requirement 10).
  4. Lifesaving is a popular summer camp merit badge.


Requirement resources

1. Before doing requirements 2 through 15
1a. Complete Second Class requirements 7a through 7c and First Class requirements 9a through 9c.

1b. Front Crawl – Sidestroke – Breaststroke – Elementary Backstroke
2. Explain the following:
a. Common drowning situations and how to prevent them.
b. How to identify persons in the water who need assistance.
2c. 2d. & 2e. Reach, Throw, Row, Go
3. Reach rescues
4. Throw rescues
5. Row rescues
6. - 11.Go rescues
11. CPR
12. Surface Diving
13. CPR
14. Spinal Injuries
15. First Aid Skills: Hypothermia - Heat Reactions - Muscle Cramps - Sunburn - Stings - Hyperventilation


Related Ranks, Awards, and Merit Badges

Aquatic-related awards
Emergency Preparedness-related awards


See also

Boy Scout portal
Venturing portal
General Merit Badge information


External links


Merit badges required for the Eagle Scout rank
Image:EagleMedal.jpg
First Aid  •  Citizenship in the Community  •  Citizenship in the Nation  •  Citizenship in the World
Camping  •  Communication  •  Cooking  •  Family Life  •  Personal Fitness  •  Personal Management
Emergency Preparedness OR Lifesaving  •  Environmental Science OR Sustainability
Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling
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Awards related to the Quartermaster Award for Sea Scouts
First Aid  •  Weather  •  Swimming  •  Lifesaving  •  Citizenship in the World  •  Motorboating  •  BSA Lifeguard


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