COMPLETE - First Aid Patch

First Aid Patch

Designed by: Paul_Meronym

Order Info: Advantage Emblem S-0230

Associated Costs: $2 for patch, cost of class

Scouts who are First Responders in their profession can add the pin on the front of their sash instead, Advantage P-0145 ($3).

Plan It

Research different kinds of First Aid certifications. Do you want CPR training? AED training? Are there any certifications available through your work? If you are a DM at The Mark, what kind of certification is required? Are any classes or certifications available through your work or another group you belong to?

We got MEDIC First Aid training because that's the one that had a class at The Mark. It included CPR and AED training. It's the same one we had previously, having taken the same class a few years' back, and it's good for 2 years.

Do It

Choose the certification that’s right for you. Sign up for and attend a class. Learn everything you can so you can be prepared to help. Get your certification. Does your workplace have a safety officer or AED responder program? Consider volunteering for that program.

We serve as the Safety & Emergency Coordinator for our office, which mostly involves keeping a list of people that are in our office and having a checklist of them for evacuation drills. Also checking the fire extinguishers monthly.

Share It

Tell about a time you’ve used first aid skills you’ve learned, or teach the troop about some aspect of first aid that’s important to you. This could be teaching how to add a splint on the trail, if you’re interested in hiking, or how to do CPR. If you have a medical condition that is applicable, tell how Scouts should react when you have an emergency (a Scout with a seizure disorder could teach how to care for someone having a seizure, for instance).

A few years ago, we were serving lunch at a homeless shelter and a lady there started choking on her food. We performed the Heimlich Maneuver on her and the food she was choking on came out, so we saved her!