

Requirements for the First Aid merit badge:
- Demonstrate to your counselor that you have current knowledge of all first-aid requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks.
- Explain how you would obtain emergency medical assistance from:
- Your home
- A remote location on a wilderness camping trip
- An activity on open water
- Define the term triage. Explain the steps necessary to assess and handle a medical emergency until help arrives
- Explain the standard precautions as applied to the transmission of infections. Discuss the ways you should protect yourself and the victim while administering first aid.
- Do the following:
- Prepare a first-aid kit for your home. Display and discuss its contents with your counselor.
- With an adult leader, inspect your troop's first-aid kit. Evaluate it for completeness. Report your findings to your counselor and Scout leader.
- Describe the early signs and symptoms of each of the following and explain what actions you should take:
- Shock
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Do the following:
- Describe the conditions that must exist before performing CPR on a person. Then demonstrate proper CPR technique using a training device approved by your counselor.
- Explain the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Identify the location of the AED at your school, place of worship, and troop meeting place, if one is present.
- Do the following:
- Show the steps that need to be taken for someone who has a large open wound or cut that is not bleeding severely.
- Show the steps that need to be taken for someone who has a large open wound or cut that is severely bleeding.
- Explain when it is appropriate and not appropriate to use a tourniquet. List some of the benefits and dangers of the use of a tourniquet.
- Describe the proper application of a tourniquet.
- Explain when a bee sting could be life threatening and what action should be taken for prevention and for first aid.
- Do the following:
- Describe the signs and symptoms of an open or closed fracture or dislocation.
- Explain what measures should be taken to reduce the likelihood of further complications of fractures and dislocations.
- Demonstrate the proper procedures for handling and immobilizing suspected closed and open fractures or dislocations
of the:- Forearm
- Wrist
- Hand and Fingers
- Upper leg
- Lower leg
- Ankle
- Describe the signs and symptoms, proper first-aid procedures, and possible prevention measures for the following conditions:
- Anaphylaxis/allergic reactions
- Asthma attack
- Bruises
- Sprains or strains
- Hypothermia
- Frostbite
- Burns - first, second, and third degree
- Concussion
- Convulsions/seizures
- Someone who is unconscious
- Dehydration
- Muscle cramps
- Heat exhaustion
- Heat stroke
- Abdominal pain
- Broken, chipped, or loosened tooth
- Do the following:
- Describe the conditions under which an injured person should be moved.
- If a sick or an injured person must be moved, tell how you would determine the best method. Demonstrate this method.
- With helpers under your supervision, improvise a stretcher and move a presumably unconscious person.
- Teach another Scout a first-aid skill selected by your counselor.
First Aid Worksheet
CPR Training
Comments:
Jan 27, 2013 - Donna Forshay
Jan 27, 2013 - Scouter Paul
Mar 19, 2015 - Julia Connel
Mar 19, 2015 - Scouter Paul
Oct 31, 2015 - Daniel
Nov 01, 2015 - Scouter Joe
I like to choose a situation/skill from each rank and ask what they would do.
Mar 21, 2016 - Shawn
Thanks
Apr 27, 2016 - SM Alan
Apr 27, 2016 - Scouter Paul
AND, scouts meeting with the subject matter expert DO need to adhere to the BSA Youth Protection guidelines.
So, in your situation, you would need to have someone register with the BSA as a First Aid Merit Badge Counselor and that person could sign off on the requirements. If you could cajole a local fireman into signing up, that would be perfect! There is no cost to register only as a MB counselor.
May 05, 2017 - Ricky Holiday
May 09, 2017 - Jane
www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/GuideforMeritBadgeCounselors/FAQ.aspx
May 24, 2018 - Ed Hole
When we received the list of classes he was taking the first aid had an astrix next to it which means it has a prerequisite required to take it. What is the prerequisite?
Thanks Ed
May 24, 2018 - Scouter Paul
Dec 19, 2018 - Mayank Patil
Is it okay if I use the same personal kit for the purpose of signing off requirement 2.d (Redacted in 2018, now requirement 5?
Dec 21, 2018 - Scouter Paul
Dec 29, 2018 - Mayank Patil
I was wondering if there is a First Aid Kit that I can buy for the requirement, or do I have to get each item individually?
Dec 29, 2018 - Scouter Paul
@Mayank - either purchasing or building a kit is ok. The scout should understand what each item in the kit is used for. Another list is here.
Jan 31, 2019 - Stacy Sonchar
Jan 31, 2019 - Scouter Paul
Mar 26, 2019 - mike
Mar 26, 2019 - Scouter Paul
Jul 02, 2020 - Tom Person
Jul 03, 2020 - Jane
"Prepare a first-aid kit for your home. Display and discuss its contents with your counselor."
However, the requirement does not specify what must be in the home first aid kit. The merit badge pamphlet has a suggested list of items that should be in the first aid kit. There is also a suggested list for a home or patrol first aid kit in the Scout Handbook (in the First Aid chapter) and also in the boyscouttrail link you posted.
It makes sense to me that a Scout can modify the items in the kit as needed. For example, a home first aid kit probably does not need a bar of soap, because most homes have soap in the bathrooms and kitchen. If the Scout has an ice maker at home, then ice packs are probably not necessary (but they would be good additions to a first aid kit for a car or a patrol / troop kit).
After the Scout puts together the home first aid kit, have the Scout explain why some items were (or were not) included as part of the discussion.
May 15, 2022 - Maddy marquez
May 29, 2022 - Scouter Paul
May 31, 2022 - ConorNNS
Sep 19, 2023 - christy
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