FIRST AID JUNIOR BADGE
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CADETTE IPA
by the Cardinals
26th October 2006

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 1./B5.

Read the sections on first aid and emergency telephone calls in the "How to Stay Safe" chapter of your Junior Girl Scout Handbook. Complete the activities in those sections.

 Homework 15 min.
þ 2. Learn and practice first aid for cuts, sprains, and fractures. Ask a medical professional-nurse, doctor, emergency medical technician (EMT)-to show you and your troop the right way to treat these injuries. Or ask your family and friends to learn with you. Game -
Mini-Meg and Ashley
Rebecca and Mrs. Lila		 10 min.
þ 3. How would you treat a nosebleed? What would you do if a friend became faint? Ask a medical professional-nurse, doctor, EMT-to show you and your troop the right ways to treat these conditions. Or ask your family members and friends to learn these treatments with you. Game -
Mini-Meg and Ashley
Rebecca and Mrs. Lila		 10 min.
þ  4. Do you know how to get help quickly in your community? Should you dial 911, or some other emergency number? What information would the operator need to know? Read that section in your Junior Girl Scout Handbook and practice placing an emergency call. However, do not actually dial the emergency number. Rachel 10 min.
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 5. What can you do while you're waiting for help to come? Learn the first aid procedures for a child or adult who: stopped breathing, is breathing heavily, is in shock, has been poisoned, or is choking. Ask a medical professional to show you what to do. Game -
Mini-Meg and Ashley		  
þ 8./B5.

Make a list of all the items included in a basic first aid kit. Use this list to create a kit for your troop, group, or for your family. How would a first aid kit for a home differ from a first aid kit for camping?

 Bethany, Rachel, Ashley W. 15 min.
þ 10. In a group, ask each person to come up with one or more first aid situations. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in a bag or a box. Select a piece of paper and use a first aid kit to demonstrate how to handle the situation. You could create a relay game in which teams take turns acting out the situations that are picked by the team members. ALL in 20 min.