First Aid Basics
Name 3 injuries Long sleeves, Pants, Boots will prevent?
Simple cuts and scrapes; Blisters on the hand and foot; Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds; Bites or stings of insects and ticks; Venomous snakebite; Frostbite and sunburn
Call 911 in an emergency from what locations.
Urban: Home, School, Church etc.
Bright Clothing, Stop sign, Follow police instructions are needed to help with what?
Crowd and traffic control
How do you mobilize the troop for volunteering at an emergency
Phone tree: SPL Calls PLs, PLs Call patrol members, and blast on What's App group
What does and Emergency Management director do?
Plans for all disasters and supports the community through disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and the coordination of information and resources
Name 3 injuries Gloves, Goggles, Prepare for weather will prevent.
Object in eye, puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook, serious burns, heat exhaustion heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation
How do you get help in the backcountry
Have a plan shared with home with specific check-in times, Satellite phone
What do you need to help with communications and messenger service.
Walkie Talkies (or cell phone), Map and training on area served, bike.
If the troop is together how do we organize to work at an emergency?
Gather, Buddy up, Delegate Responsibilities, Set a return time
How can Scouts volunteer locally in a crisis?
Volunteer with Church or go to one of these sites and search for opportunities www.miamidade.gov and volunteer.volunteerflorida.org
Explain how to apply a tourniquet
Tie it above the bleeding area so tight that blood does not get past it, do not remove it. Note the time.
How do you get help on the open water.
Ship radio, flares
Gloves, heavy lifting, boxes are needed for what helping job.
Collection and distribution services
Name 4 things you would pack for a mobilization call to work an emergency?
First Aid Kit, Call phone, Cell phone charge pack and cord, water bottle, clothes
Who is Pete Gomez
Miami's Emergency Management Director
Explain when to apply a tourniquet.
When blood is shooting out of a person and doesn't stop with pressure. You may lose the limb.
Define triage
When a group is hurt and you seperate the victims into Dead, Able to help each other, and Immediate Assistance needed
What items do you need to help people at a shelter?
Gloves, mask, trash bags, and cleaning materials
What details should a Fire Escape plan from your home include?
Climb out the window, walk out the door, get the cat, meet at the corner
What are local Emergency Response agencies?
MiamiDade; Volunteer Florida is the state’s lead agency for volunteers and donations before, during, and after disasters. In partnership with the Florida Division of Emergency Management
Name 3 standard precautions to prevent infection transmission.
Gloves, Masks, Sterile bandages, Soap & Water, Alcohol, CPR barrier, Antibiotic lotion
What do you tell 911?
Where you are, what is the emergency, who is hurt and how, how long it's been, then stay on the phone.
Name 4 steps to helping at a vehicular accident.
Call 911, Assess for your safety, Cone off area, remove victims from immediate danger
Name 8 things you would pack in a family emergency kit to leave town (or stay homebound)
Cell phone and Charger; Batteries; Water; Food; Gasoline; Flashlight; First aid kit; Medications; Battery-operated Weather radio with extra batteries; Tools; Clothing & gloves; Documents; Sanitary supplies; Money/cash; Contact information; Pet supplies; Map
Government system that sends Amber Alerts and Emergency broadcast is called what?
The National Incident Management System (NIMS)/ and the Incident Command System (ICS).