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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
First Aid
Personal Safety
Required
Requirement 3

Visit a Paramedic

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
First Aid
Personal Safety
Required
Requirement 3

Visit a Paramedic

Snapshot of Activity

Visit an  emergency services station and do some hands-on learning from a professional 

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This activity is designed to complete requirements  3, 4, 5, and 6. 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Contact a local emergency services or American Red Cross and confirm a date and time for a visit.  
  2. Inform the contact that the den is made up of fifth graders and they are learning about first aid. Let your contact know what needs to be covered: 
    • serious bleeding, heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest, stopped breathing, stroke, poisoning 
    • choking 
    • shock 
    • cuts and scratches, burns, and scalds, bites and stings of insects and animals, and nosebleed 
  3. Remind parents and legal guardians of the meeting location date and time and bring a completed Activity Consent Form. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts outside the fire station. Let them know that they will be learning about first aid. Remind them that if the first responders are alerted to an emergency that they are to do quickly and quietly move out of the way. 
  2. Ensure that the requirements are completed. Encourage Cub Scouts to ask questions.

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

“Hurry” Cases

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Cub Scouts demonstrate what to do for first aid “hurry” cases. 

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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.