203 - First Aid Hurry Cases

Learning Objectives

As a result of this experience, each participant should be able to:

• Complete advancement requirement S6bde.
• Treat for the hurry cases of stopped breathing, serious bleeding, and internal poisoning.
• Be familiar with steps to be taken in backcountry situations and upon arriving at a motor vehicle accident

Discovery

Ask scouts to take their pulse using the Bronchial artery. Tell them this is the one in the arm. See how may can find where this is.

Teaching-Learning

1. Serious Bleeding
   1. Direct Pressure First
      1. Cover the wound a pad (a bandanna, shirt, or any cloth)
      2. Press hard
      3. Tie the pad firmly in place.
      4. If the pad becomes soaked with blood don’t remove it. Place another on top of it.
      5. Continue the pressure.
      6. Get medical Help.
   2. Pressure points
      1. Don’t cut off blood flow entirely.
      2. Use to slow the flow of blood and allow clotting.
      3. Show scouts the locations of the pressure points.
2. Stopped Breathing (consult a current first aid manual for steps)
   1. Establish unresponsiveness (Hey are you OK).
   2. Send someone to call for help.
   3. Open Airway, check breathing
   4. Give two breaths
   5. Check to see if the chest rises and falls. If not
      1. Re-position the head and try again
      2. Check to see if the chest rises and falls. If not
         1. Position yourself astride the victim.
         2. Place the heal of your hand between the waist and rib cage and the second on top.
         3. Give eight inward and upward thrusts.
         4. Open mouth and sweep deeply onto the mouth along the cheek with hooked finger.
   6. Open Airway, check breathing
   7. Give 2 breaths
   8. Complete 30 compressions and 2 breaths
   9. Do ‘K’ five times in two minutes
   10. Check breathing again
   11. Go to ‘K’
   12. Continue until help arrives or you are physically exhausted.
3. Internal Poisoning
   1. Quickly take the poison container (if available) to the phone.
   2. Call a poison control center or emergency medical center and follow their instructions.
   3. Treat for shock and check breathing frequently.
   4. Save all containers and vomit.

Application:

Practice these skills on this month’s outing.