First Aid
Before approaching an injured person to administer care, a first aider must always take this first step
What is ensuring the scene is safe?
You should avoid pitching your tent here
What is camping under trees or on sloping ground?
This hitch is used to start and finish most lashings
What is clove hitch?
You should do this before preparing food at camp
What is washing your hands and/or cleaning your cooking area.
This is the safety area around a Scout using a knife or axe
What is the blood circle?
This is the universal sign for choking, which signals that a person needs immediate assistance with abdominal thrusts
What is clutching the throat with one or both hands?
This tool is used with a map to determine direction
What is a compass?
This specific step in the lashing process involves wrapping the rope tightly between the two spars to pull the wraps together and completely tighten the joint.
What is frapping?
The safest place to use a camping stove
What is outdoors on a flat, stable surface?
The proper way to carry a knife when walking
Carry it closed or with the blade folded, and never walk with an open knife
This is the correct sequence of steps to treat a blister
What is cleaning the area, protecting it with moleskin (or a bandage), and avoiding popping the blister?
Name two ways to treat drinking water
What are boiling, filtering, and using water purification tablets?
This type of lashing is used to join two parallel poles together to extend their length, such as when building a flagpole
What is shear lashing or round lashing?
The reason raw meat be kept separate from other food
What is prevention of cross-contamination and food poisoning?
The proper way to pass a knife or tool to another person
What is handing it over handle first with the blade closed or pointed away?
This severe, life-threatening heat emergency is characterized by hot, red, dry skin, confusion, and a rapid pulse, requiring immediate cooling
What is heat stroke?
Name the ten Scout Basic Essentials
What are: map and compass, water bottle, first aid kit, flashlight, pocketknife, extra clothing, rain gear, trail food, matches/fire starter, sun protection?
This lashing is used to join two poles that cross at an angle
What is diagonal lashing or square lashing?
The difference between simmering and boiling
Simmering cooks food gently at a lower temperature, while boiling cooks at a higher temperature with rapid bubbles.
Unlike natural fiber ropes, when the ends of a synthetic rope like nylon fray, you should use this specific technique rather than whipping to permanently seal the strands
What is fusing?
If you suspect someone is having a stroke this is what you should do
What is facial drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulties, and Time to call 911? (FAST)
Name the seven Leave No Trace principles
This lashing is created by folding a rope in half, wrapping it around parallel spars, and alternating simple overhand knots on the top and bottom
What is strop lashing?
The advantage of a liquid fuel stove compared to a canister stove
Liquid fuel stoves perform better in cold weather and can be refilled
When sharpening a pocketknife with a whetstone, you should maintain this approximate angle between the blade and the stone
What is a 20-degree angle?