H.A.C. -First Aid Traditional Geocache
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Hunt this at your own risk. I think this is one of the most
difficult caches, I've placed. It would be best if you had a extra
person or two with you as you will have some major task's to
overcome.
First aid—caring for injured or ill persons until they can
receive professional medical care—is an important skill for
every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide
immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill.
First aid can help prevent infection and serious loss of blood. It
could even save a limb or a life.
Requirements
1. Satisfy your counselor that you have current knowledge of all
first-aid requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First
Class ranks.
2. Do the following:
1. Explain how you would obtain emergency medical assistance from
your home, on a wilderness camping trip, and during an activity on
open water.
2. Explain the term triage.
3. Explain the standard precautions as applied to bloodborne
pathogens.
4. Prepare a first-aid kit for your home. Display and discuss its
contents with your counselor.
3. Do the following:
1. Explain what action you should take for someone who shows
signals of shock, for someone who shows signals of a heart attack,
and for someone who shows signals of stroke.
2. Identify the conditions that must exist before performing CPR on
a person. Then demonstrate proper technique in performing CPR using
a training device approved by your counselor.
3. Explain the use of an automated external defibrillator
(AED).
4. Show the steps that need to be taken for someone suffering from
a severe cut on the leg and on the wrist. Tell the dangers in the
use of a tourniquet and the conditions under which its use is
justified.
5. Explain when a bee sting could be life threatening and what
action should be taken for prevention and for first aid.
6. Explain the symptoms of heatstroke and what action should be
taken for first aid and for prevention.
4. Do the following:
1. Describe the signals of a broken bone. Show first-aid procedures
for handling fractures (broken bones), including open (compound)
fractures of the forearm, wrist, upper leg, and lower leg using
improvised materials.
2. Describe the symptoms and possible complications and demonstrate
proper procedures for treating suspected injuries to the head, neck
, and back. Explain what measures should be taken to reduce the
possibility of further complicating these injuries.
5. Describe the symptoms, proper first-aid procedures, and possible
prevention measures for the following conditions:
1. Hypothermia
2. Convulsions/seizures
3. Frostbite
4. Dehydration
5. Bruises, strains, sprains
6. Burns
7. Abdominal pain
8. Broken, chipped, or loosened tooth
9. Knocked out tooth
10. Muscle cramps
6. Do TWO of the following:
1. If a sick or injured person must be moved, tell how you would
determine the best method. Demonstrate this method.
2. With helpers under your supervision, improvise a stretcher and
move a presumably unconscious person.
3. With your counselor's approval, arrange a visit with your patrol
or troop to an emergency medical facility or through an American
Red Cross chapter for a demonstration of how an AED is used.
7. Teach another Scout a first-aid skill selected by your
counselor.
Again, be very careful on this cache. If you are not
comfortable, please walk away from it. I highly recommend more than
one person while going for this cache just in case something would
happen. This cache is in the extreme nature, and safety is the
first priority!!!!
Permission granted by the Iowa County Conservation
Board.
A thank you to welch for donating the container!!!
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