Food Safety
First Aid
Scout Badge
Knots
Scout History
100
Where does raw meat go in coolers and why?
Raw meats go at the bottom of the cooler in order to minimize the risk of cross contamination from dripping meat juices.
100
How do you treat frostbite?
1. Get frostbitten person into warmer area such as a tent or building and gradually warm the injury. Hold frostbitten injury in WARM running water.
100
What is the order of all of the scouts ranks?
Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, Eagle.
100
What is one use of the square knot? Demonstrate this knot.
The square knot can join two ropes together.
100
Who founded the Boy Scouts?
Robert-Baden-Powell.
200
What order do the wash bins go in and what goes in each bin?
First bin: Hot water with soap. Second bin: Hot water. Third bin: Cold water with bleach.
200
What are the three B's and how do you treat them?
1. Breathing - Check breathing, call 911, open airway, begin rescue breathing, continue until medics arrive. 2. Bleeding - Call 911, with gloves on apply sterile gauze pad with pressure to injury, bind pad tightly with bandage, check often and replace when necessary until medics arrive. 3. Boison - Call 911 or 18002221222 for instructions, treat for shock and monitor breathing, save any vomit for identification.
200
What does the knot on the scout badge represent?
The knot represents the scout slogan: Do a Good Turn Daily.
200
What is one use of the two half hitches knot? Demonstrate this knot.
The two half hitches knot is useful for securing a rope to a pole or post.
200
What year was the origin Boy Scouts Association founded? When were the Boy Scouts of America founded?
1908. 1910.
300
Name three different methods of treating water?
Boiling, treatment tablets, and filters.
300
What are the five signs of a heart attack?
1. Uncomfortable pressure/squeezing/pain in chest. 2. Unusual sweating. 3. Nausea. 4. Shortness of breath. 5. Feeling of weakness/fatigue.
300
What does the two stars on the scout badge represent?
The two stars represent truth and knowledge.
300
What is one use of the clove hitch knot? Demonstrate this knot.
One use of the clove hitch is securing the rope to another object or post.
300
When was the Venturing program introduced?
1998.
400
What are three possible diseases that you could get from improperly prepared food or unclean water?
Possible answers include: E. Coli Salmonella Norovirus Listeria Camplyobacter Clostridium Perfringens
400
What are the three types of burns and the treatment for each kind?
First Degree - Hold burn under cold water and apply cool compress. Second Degree - Put burn in cool water and protect with sterile gauze pad if blisters are present, do not pop blisters. Third Degree - Call 911, do not remove clothing around burn, treat for shock and monitor person until medics arrive.
400
What does the shape of the scout badge represent? What does the scrolls on the scout badge represent?
The shape represents the point of a compass that the scout may follow in life to do what is truly right. The scrolls bears the motto: Be Prepared and is turned upward to remind scouts to smile as they do their duties.
400
What is one use for the bowline knot? Demonstrate this knot.
One use for the bowline knot is securing the rope to a post or ring.
400
When was the Philmont Scout Ranch founded?
1938.
500
What are three different methods of keeping food safe from wildlife on a campout? Explain how each of these work and the advantages of these methods.
1. Car/trailer - convenient storage, locked cars prevent odors from escaping and animals cannot access the food. 2. Bear box - sturdy metal box that prevents wildlife from accessing food. If camp has a bear box, it is convenient and easy to use. 3. Bear bag - bag is hung at least 15 feet off ground on branch. Bear cannot easily get to bag even if it climbs the tree. Good for lightweight camping.
500
Name and demonstrate three different carries.
1. Walking assist. 2. One person carry. 3. Four-handed seat carry. 4. Two-person carry.
500
What is the entire shape of the scout badge referred to as? (Hint: it's French) What do the three points of the trefoil represent?
Fleur-de-lis. The three points represent the three parts of the Scout Oath.
500
What is one use of the figure 8 knot? Demonstrate this knot.
The figure 8 knot is used as a stopper knot, it prevent rope from slipping through a pulley. It also adds security to another knot.
500
When was the first Pinewood Derby held?
1953.
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