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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
First Aid
Personal Safety
Required
Requirement 5

Shock First Aid

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
First Aid
Personal Safety
Required
Requirement 5

Shock First Aid

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts demonstrate how to treat shock.

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  • Parents and legal guardians 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Set up meeting space free of obstacles and allow for Cub Scouts to have room to move about. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts they will be learning how to treat shock.  
  2. Demonstrate how to treat shock on another adult. 
    • Pretend to call 911 for emergency help immediately. 
    • Have a Cub Scout lie down on their back. 
    • Say and demonstrate, “raise their feet slightly and state unless you think there are injuries to the head, neck, back, hips, or legs. If you do not know, have the person lie flat.” 
    • Say and demonstrate, “If the person is not awake, turn them on their side. But first, be sure the person has no injuries to the head, neck, or back.” 
    • Say “If the weather is cool, cover the person with a sheet. If it is hot, do not.” 
    • Say “Do not give the person anything to eat or drink.” 
    • Say “Stay with the person until help arrives.” 
  3. Ask Cub Scouts to buddy up and practice on one another. 

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.