First Aid activity

[hacimsaalk]

next weekend, my troop is camping at the council camp for the weekend. i really want to do a first aid activity, along with a compass course. i would like to put the first aid along the way, but with running two differnt groups on two different courses, i dont think i can be in two places at once. i would also like to put a search and rescue on it too. any suggestions here?

i also would like to know how in depth to go with the first aid. i know the book really doesnt do much more than breaks/sprains, so i dont want to go technical on the scouts and confuse them even more. how deep do you go?

thanks

[WeeWillie]

Micah

Great concept. Match the injury to the event. What type injuries are you likely to encounter on an orienteering course? Fractures, bee stings, snake bites, open wounds. Treat for shock. Transport?

You don't have to be at both sites.

Who else has 1st Aid MB? Train your ASPL. Get an adult?

Do only 1 patrol? Get the other patrol with another activitiy. Severe burn while cooking. Open wound in the axe yard (lower leg).

Bring ketsup, lipstick, rubber cement (burns).

You don't have to be elaborate. The suprise will be enough.

[scubascout]

Search and rescue- have one patrol go somewhere into the woods, and them have the other patrol find them

the lost patrol should leasve clues as to where they are going (20 degrees N)

[t305spl]

Hey Micah,

Sounds like a great idea!

First Aid, Orienteering, and Search and Rescue are three very important skills that need to be practiced and refreshed often.

Actually, the three of those blend together very easily. Search and Rescue is done using a map and compass(orienteering, except now with all the GPS systems, but many SAR groups still use map and compass because they never fail) And Search and Rescue's are aimed at rescue and recovery.

Make an orienteering course. Have an injured victim at the end of the course along with a first aid kit and the materials needed to make a stretcher(two poles and a blanket).

Have the scouts get in groups then use their orienteering skills to follow a map to a given location. At the location have an injured victim.(make the person have multiple injuries that scouts should be able to stabilize i.e. a broken leg, a deep incision on the arm, and a burn on the other arm). Have the scouts stabilize the injuries using provided equipment at the scene, then using a map and compass transport the victim to another given location(have atleast 5 scouts in a group, four for transport and one for guiding).

That is the best way I can see the incorporation of the three skills.

As per the level of first aid you should expect from the scouts, I would say look for the scouts to stabilize the injuries using the knowledge and skills taught to them in the scout hand book "nothing less" and prevent any further harm, most importantly make sure the scouts take proper body substance isolation precautions i.e. gloving up. Make sure the scouts also check the area for possible hazards before entering the incident scene. If they do enter before checking, remind them "You are coming to the scene of an injured person, the person is located in a remote location and something must have caused them to get injured. You do not want the same thing he walked into to happen to you. SCENE SAFETY! Look real hard and make sure it's safe "before you enter."

[riverwalk]

Consider small steps, and build on the experience. So, perhaps a single event, that affects one Patrol or hiker group. This could then test your ability to account for the other group too, or locate them for help. An added step when your Troop is ready, is the coordinated and safe methods for getting them out of the wooded situation. Real emergency problems may require a larger group than one realizes.

Now for your actual Troop protection during the outing...be sure you really do know where members are, and that there aren't unsupervised activities that really do test you, haha.

[scubascout]

put 2 "injured scouts" in the woods, teach the other scouts search and rescue methods, have them pick one, find scouts, treat injuries, find where they are on a map, use a compass and transport back to camp