First Aid (easy)
I accidentally cut myself with my knife and it's a small cut. What do?
wash it out with soap and water, then put a band-aid on it
How to remove a tick?
Suffocate it w/ cotton ball+rubbing alcohol for about 10 minutes, pinch it by the head/mouth with tweezers, then drown or freeze it in a Ziploc bag.
Little Timmy is currently on fire. What should he do and you do
Timmy: Take off burning clothes, get into an empty area with little leaf coverage on the ground, stop/drop/roll, DON'T RUN
You: Treat his burns by calling 911 and very loosely bandage the burns. NO OINTMENT OR WATER
What do you need in front of your feet when inside an axe yard?
Safety log or stump
Name the scout ranks in order lowest-highest
Scout, tenderfoot, 2nd class, 1st class, star, life, eagle
Treat my sunburn now
Run under cool water, use aloe vera to cool it and relieve the pain, don't peel it
How to treat poison ivy?
Don't touch or scratch, use calamine lotion w/ bandages and thoroughly wash or throw out any clothes or object with oils on it.
I accidentally stabbed into the bones of my hand with my fork while trying to kill a bug. I am at Resolute in a campsite. What do I do?
T/F: you can enter an axe yard if no one is there to watch over it
False
What are taut-line hitch and two half-hitches used for?
Tying tent poles to stakes, being a slip knot for slip knot purposes
What should you use and what should you not use for a bee sting?
Use: credit card, index card/cardstock, EpiPen
Don't use: hands, tweezers, ball-point pen, 12 gauge over-under shotgun
Electrocution
Don't touch the person, use a long NON-METAL stick or a dry towel/cloth to push them off, and be careful not to touch them, as well as keeping them from flying off and getting injured again
How do you rescue a drowning victim?
What does YPT stand for and why does it exist?
Youth Protection Training
Made to protect scouts from adults by keeping over a 1-1 ratio of scouts-adults
What does Webelos stand for?
We Be Loyal Scouts
What is this: band-aids, q-tips, gauze, tape, ointment/soap, scissors, tweezers, EpiPen, moleskin
First-Aid kit
How and when do you make a tourniquet?
How: take a belt/strap, put a stick into it and crank it as tight as possible to cut off circulation
When: absolute last resort if you HAVE TO cut off blood flow to an arm or leg
How to rescue carry someone in a flaming building
Single/double leg drag, don't pick up because it could cause more damage and higher elevation in burning buildings are hotter
What do you need to do before lighting a fire?
Clear the firepit of debris/leaves/charcoal, have multiple buckets of water nearby, set up the fire using dry sticks and kindling that won't explode into embers, make sure everyone is out of the firepit
What year was Boy Scouts invented?
1910
2nd degree burn
List every precaution to take on a hike to prevent first-aid scenarios
appropriate clothing (long sleeves/pants, pants tucked into socks, boots, tape) bug spray, stay on trail, don't disturb wildlife, food, WATER, don't get lost, be mindful of the weather
2 are injured at the same time and place, what order do you treat their injuries?
Person 1: head trauma, impaled through the right thigh muscle by a stick, both arms broken, losing consciousness
Person 2: no obvious external injuries, but is unconscious with possible head trauma and was rescued after 2 minutes in a lake
Call 911, CPR to person 2, Cut 1's impale stick down a bit and lay person 1 on their back and align spine and head, bandage external bleeding, Do same thing if person 2 is still alive, Splint person 1's arms and do nothing extra to the stab stick, Wait until help arrives
What is the one big thing scouts are absolutely not allowed to operate?
Power tools
How old was the youngest ever Eagle Scout?