First Aid: Tenderfoot through First Class
2016 Requirements
Study-aids are listed in italics
Tenderfoot FIRST AID
4a. Show first aid for the following:
• Simple cuts and scrapes
• Blisters on the hand and foot
• Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree)
• Bites or stings of insects and ticks
• Venomous snakebite
• Nosebleed
• Frostbite and sunburn
• Choking
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4b. Describe common poisonous or hazardous plants; identify any that grow in
your local area or campsite location. Tell how to treat for exposure to them.
4c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or other outdoor activity to
prevent or reduce the occurrence of injuries or exposure listed in Tenderfoot
requirements 4a and 4b.
4d. Assemble a personal first-aid kit to carry with you on future campouts and
hikes. Tell how each item in the kit would be used.
• Simple cuts and scrapes
• Blisters on the hand and foot
• Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first-degree)
• Bites or stings of insects and ticks
• Venomous snakebite
• Nosebleed
• Frostbite and sunburn
• Choking
source:
4b. Describe common poisonous or hazardous plants; identify any that grow in
your local area or campsite location. Tell how to treat for exposure to them.
4c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or other outdoor activity to
prevent or reduce the occurrence of injuries or exposure listed in Tenderfoot
requirements 4a and 4b.
4d. Assemble a personal first-aid kit to carry with you on future campouts and
hikes. Tell how each item in the kit would be used.
Second Class First Aid
6a. Demonstrate first aid for the following:
• Object in the eye
• Bite of a warm-blooded animal
• Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook
• Serious burns (partial thickness, or second-degree)
• Heat exhaustion
• Shock
• Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation
6b. Show what to do for “hurry” cases of stopped breathing, stroke, severe
bleeding, and ingested poisoning.
6c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or hike to prevent or reduce the
occurrence of the injuries listed in Second Class requirements 6a and 6b.
6d. Explain what to do in case of accidents that require emergency response
in the home and backcountry. Explain what constitutes an emergency and
what information you will need to provide to a responder.
6e. Tell how you should respond if you come upon the scene of a
vehicular accident
• Object in the eye
• Bite of a warm-blooded animal
• Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook
• Serious burns (partial thickness, or second-degree)
• Heat exhaustion
• Shock
• Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation
6b. Show what to do for “hurry” cases of stopped breathing, stroke, severe
bleeding, and ingested poisoning.
6c. Tell what you can do while on a campout or hike to prevent or reduce the
occurrence of the injuries listed in Second Class requirements 6a and 6b.
6d. Explain what to do in case of accidents that require emergency response
in the home and backcountry. Explain what constitutes an emergency and
what information you will need to provide to a responder.
6e. Tell how you should respond if you come upon the scene of a
vehicular accident
First Class First Aid
7a. Demonstrate bandages for a sprained ankle and for injuries on the head,
the upper arm, and the collarbone.
7b. By yourself and with a partner, show how to:
• Transport a person from a smoke-filled room.
• Transport for at least 25 yards a person with a sprained ankle.
7c. Tell the five most common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps
(procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
7d. Tell what utility services exist in your home or meeting place. Describe
potential hazards associated with these utilities and tell how to respond in
emergency situations.
7e. Develop an emergency action plan for your home that includes what to do
in case of fire, storm, power outage, and water outage.
7f. Explain how to obtain potable water in an emergency.
the upper arm, and the collarbone.
7b. By yourself and with a partner, show how to:
• Transport a person from a smoke-filled room.
• Transport for at least 25 yards a person with a sprained ankle.
7c. Tell the five most common signals of a heart attack. Explain the steps
(procedures) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
7d. Tell what utility services exist in your home or meeting place. Describe
potential hazards associated with these utilities and tell how to respond in
emergency situations.
7e. Develop an emergency action plan for your home that includes what to do
in case of fire, storm, power outage, and water outage.
7f. Explain how to obtain potable water in an emergency.