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Emergency Aid - Stage 3 - 17/04/2011
Scouts have just completed the Emergency Aid (Stage 3) Activity Badge.
To obtain this badge the Scouts underwent 5 hours of training and assessment on the following topics:
- Know what to do at the scene of an accident.
- Know when and how to contact the emergency services.
- Be able to respond to the needs of an unconcious patient. Know how to open an airway, give CPR and how to place in the recovery position.
- Know how to deal with major bleeding.
- Know how to deal with burns and scalds.
- Know how to safeguard against the effects of heat. Know how to recognise and treat heat exhaustion.
- Know how to safeguard against the effects of cold. Know how to recognise and treat hypothermia.
- Recognise the symptoms of shock and how to treat a casualty.
- Know how to deal with choking.
Following the training we put the Scouts to test with a number of set up incidents at Bradley Wood.
Well done to all the Scouts that achieved this badge - it's not an easy one to get!
