In this Adventure, you will learn how to protect yourself and how to help others when they have been hurt. The skills you learn in this Adventure could help someone in trouble or even save a life. Your patrol may have a trained professional like an emergency medical technician (EMT), medical doctor, or registered nurse provide instruction for this Adventure.
Safety MomentPrior to any activity, use Scouting America’s SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved.
All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Scouting America practices, policies, and guidelines.
To assist in the safe delivery of the program you may find specific safety items that are related to requirements for the Adventure.
Before starting this Adventure:
During the Adventure:
With permission from your parent or legal guardian, watch the Protect Yourself Rules video for the Arrow of Light rank.
Explain what you should do if you encounter someone in need of first aid.
Demonstrate what to do for hurry cases of first aid: serious bleeding, heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest, stopped breathing, stroke, poisoning.
Demonstrate how to help a choking victim.
Demonstrate how to treat shock.
Demonstrate how to treat the following: cuts and scratches, burns and scalds, bites and stings of insects and animals, and nosebleed.
Make a personal first-aid kit. Demonstrate the proper use of each item in your first-aid kit.
With permission from your parent or legal guardian, watch the Protect Yourself Rules video for the Arrow of Light rank.
Watch the Protect Yourself Rules video with your parent or legal guardian.
Explain what you should do if you encounter someone in need of first aid.
Cub Scouts explain what to do if they encounter someone who needs first aid.
Demonstrate what to do for hurry cases of first aid: serious bleeding, heart attack or sudden cardiac arrest, stopped breathing, stroke, poisoning.
Cub Scouts demonstrate what to do for first aid “hurry” cases.
Visit an emergency services station and do some hands-on learning from a professional
Demonstrate how to help a choking victim.
Cub Scouts demonstrate how to perform the obstructed airway maneuver.
Demonstrate how to treat shock.
Cub Scouts demonstrate how to treat shock.
Demonstrate how to treat the following: cuts and scratches, burns and scalds, bites and stings of insects and animals, and nosebleed.
Cub Scouts learn how to treat common first aid needs.
Make a personal first-aid kit. Demonstrate the proper use of each item in your first-aid kit.
Cub Scouts make and demonstrate the use of a first aid kit.
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
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.
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.
