First Aid is one of the 12 specific merit badges required of boy
scouts to earn their Eagle Rank (the highest rank in boy scouts).
They also need to earn a 9 further elective merit badges, put in
many service hours and complete a major project, along with having
completed a number of other requirements in lower ranks.
There are a number of requirements for the First Aid merit badge -
if you are interested, you can view them
here
I thought about placing the cache near a medical
facility, but then thought about it some more and decided that a
medical facility is a last resort and that 'first aid' by
definition is performed anywhere that it may be required. This
relieved me of having to find a specific
location!
I did use what was described as a first aid
container at the army surplus store. Not entirely convinced myself,
but it does look as if it should be waterproof. Please be careful
with the hinge and closure - they look a little
fragile.
Initial contents of the cache are: hand sanitizer,
hand warmers, band aids and benedryl itch relief. These are there
for if you need them when out caching! If you need hand warmers or
band aids, please take them, but if you need hand sanitizer or
benedryl, please use but leave in cache :-) If you see that items
are missing, please let me know - thanks!