First Aid Merit Badge Opportunity at Roundtable (April and May)

Location: Camp Ithiel (Trailblazer Basement)

Register soon as spots are limited to 15 scouts.  A waitlist will be implemented should all slots become registered.  Obtain your Scoutmaster approval before attending.

Please read the merit badge pamphlet before attending.

Prior to the class, Scouts should review the following: First Aid Pamphlet

Prior to the class, Scouts should print the following workbook and bring it to class: First Aid Workbook

Pre/Post class Requirements:

2. Preparing for First Aid Emergencies. Do the following:

(a) Obtain a copy of the Scout Annual Health and Medical Record and discuss the importance of the form including information on immunizations, allergies, medications, health history, and medical examinations to providing first aid at Scouting events.
Resource: Scout Health Forms (website)

(b) Using checklists provided in the First Aid merit badge pamphlet or ones approved by your counselor, do the following:

(1) Assemble a personal first-aid kit for hiking and backpacking. Demonstrate the proper use of each item in your first-aid kit to your counselor.
Resources: Personal, Family, and Troop First Aid Kit Checklist (PDF)
First Aid KIt Checklists (website)

(2) With your counselor, inspect a unit, home, vehicle, or camp first-aid kit and discuss your findings.

15. Do ONE of the following:

(a) Visit an emergency medical station house or training center in person. From the medical first responders that you meet during your visit, learn about how they serve their community and about their careers. Discuss with your counselor what you learned during your tour and interviews.
Resource: EMS Training Center Virtual Tour (video)

(b) Interview an emergency medical services professional about their work. Learn about how they chose this career and about their duties. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and whether you might be interested in this career.
Resources: A Day with a Paramedic (video)
Female EMS Helicopter Pilot: A Day in a Life (video)
An ER Nurse (video)

(c) Identify three career opportunities that would use skills and knowledge in emergency medical services. Pick one and research the training, education, certification requirements, experience, and expenses associated with entering the field. Research the prospects for employment, starting salary, advancement opportunities, and career goals associated with this career. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and whether you might be interested in this career.
Resource: 5 Careers that Require CPR & First Aid Certification (video)

(d) Identify how you might use the skills and knowledge in the field of emergency medical services to pursue a personal hobby and/or healthy lifestyle. Research the additional training required, expenses, and affiliation with organizations that would help you maximize the enjoyment and benefit you might gain from it. Discuss what you learned with your counselor and share what short-term and long-term goals you might have if you pursued this.
Resource: EMS and Fire Volunteers in Washington State (video)

Scouts may submit their completed work for requirements above to: casdawn1978@gmail.com
Scouts MUST copy their parents and leader.

We encourage digital blue cards, you will need to work with your leaders to connect the Merit Badge Counselor in Scoutbook

First Aid MBC: Dawn Wright