SCOUTCRAFTFILE
GAMES AND CONTESTS-FIRST AID-Give patrols &
cinutes to read and discuss problem, then 10 minutes to solve it
Be prepared by having reelistie make-up kit on hand
BROWNSEA DOUBLE-TWO Friday evening
meeting if TLC picks frst aid theme.
FIRST AID PROBLEMS 1
Problem A: A boy zigzagging on a bicycle is hit by a car. He receives
@ cut on the left forearm which severs the artery. He also sustains @
simple fracture of the right leg,
Problem B: A driver speeding along a country road has a tire blow
‘out. The car smashes into a pole. The driver receives a simple fracture
of the right forearm and a gash on the right shoulder causing arterial
bleeding
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FIRST AID PROBLEMS 2
Problem A: While on a hike, a patrol of Scouts find an electrical
repairman lying at the bottom of a transformer. pole, He is not
breathing and has burns on both hands.
Problem B: While swimming in a country pond, one boy jumps from
a rock ledge and does not come up. The other boys notice he is gon.
jump in, and pull him out. He is not breathing and has a gash on his
forehead that is bleeding profusely.
NOTE: Fach Scout must show how to get victim into correct
position for rescue breathing, without giving the actual
mouth-to-mouth blowing,
REALISTIC FIRST AID for Patrol Demonstrations
Plan, prepare, and train in advance, To add realism, have on hand the
following items for each patrol
Makeup items (Buy for the troop, then make up patrol portions, in
‘cement, No. 1349)
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NOTE:
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FIRST AID PROBLEMS 3
Problem A: A boy is riding his bicycle when a dog bites him on the
fight ankle. The boy swerves to get away, falls heavily on the road,
He lacerates a large area of his left elbow into which dirt and sand are
ground. His left wrist is swollen and painful.
Problem B: A man is pinned under a pickup truck which has
‘overturned at the side of thé road. When he is released, it is found
that his head has a cut over the right eye and is spurting blood. His,
ight ankle is very painful and swelling rapidly.
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