2014 Chief Logan District First Aid Meet General …...2014 Chief Logan District First Aid Meet Competition Rules 1. Class A uniforms are to be worn. The Scout Oath and the Scout Law

2014 Chief Logan District First Aid Meet

General Information

Shoemaker Center, Ohio University Chillicothe

Saturday, March 1st, 2012

Registration 8:30 to 9:00 AM – Meet starts at 9:00 AM

There is a lot of information in this packet. Please review it all (Be Prepared).

The purpose of the First Aid Meet is to test Patrol skills and the ability of the Patrol to respond as

a team to emergency situations.

Three first aid scenarios will be given in written format. Patrols will have 20 minutes to read the

problem, and respond to the situation. There will be a five minute period after each problem for

the judge to critique the Patrols performance.

After an Opening ceremony at 9:00 AM, there will be a short organizational period to instruct

judges regarding scoring methods, and floor assignments.

Sample problems are included in this packet. Troops are encouraged to practice first aid

responses to prepare for the First Aid Meet.

Judging will be based on first aid skills covered in the Boy Scout Handbook, and the First Aid

Merit Badge Pamphlet.

Patrols must provide their own first aid kit, as well as splinting materials and make-shift stretcher

materials. Commercial stretchers are not allowed. A list of recommended equipment and material

is included in this packet.

Each Patrol must provide at least one adult to act as a judge. Patrols will remain at the same floor

location throughout the event, judges will rotate between Patrols. Senior Patrol Leaders and older

scouts not participating with a Patrol are welcome to serve as judges and score keepers.

Victims will be selected from the Patrol. Patrols may invite an older Cub Scout to be the

designated victim, but this is not a requirement. Patrols may also invite second year Webelos

Scouts to participate as a member of the Patrol.

Cost is $5 per participant to cover patches and awards.


Registration Form

Go to the Council website: www.skcscouts.org, to register for this event. Contact Bill DeVelin,

740-947-7848, or [email protected] with questions. (E-Mail preferred) Each Patrol

should bring a completed copy of this form to the event.

Troop __________ Patrol _________________________

Patrol Leader: _______________________________

Patrol Members:

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

If a participant is a Webelos Scout, place an asterisk by his name.

List optional Cub Scout Victim here: __________________________________

http://www.skcscouts.org/

mailto:[email protected]


Competition Rules

1. Class A uniforms are to be worn. The Scout Oath and the Scout Law will prevail at all times.

2. Each patrol must provide at least one adult leader to assist in judging. Judges will not judge their

own Patrol.

3. Each Patrol Leader is to check in at the registration table between 8:30 and 9:00 AM with a

complete Patrol roster to receive floor assignment and final instructions. Payment of event fees is

due at this time. ($5 per participant.) Make checks out to Chief Logan District, BSA.

4. Each Patrol will be assigned a floor location for the meet. They will remain in their assigned

location for the duration of the meet.

5. Patrols may invite second year Webelos Scouts to participate as a member of the Patrol.

6. Patrol Leaders are to be in charge of their Patrols at all times. All Patrol members are expected to

stay with their Patrol for the duration of the competition. Do not wander around the facility.

7. Patrols must provide their own victim. The victim may be a patrol member, or Patrols may invite

an older Cub Scout to be the designated victim. If regular Patrol members are used as victims,

this assignment shall rotate, that is, no scout can be a victim more than once. If a Cub Scout is

invited and is the victim, he can be but is not required to be the victim for all three problems.

8. The Patrol is expected to actually perform as much of the first aid care as possible. Splinting,

dressing and bandaging wounds, moving and positioning the victim are expected to be performed.

9. In most cases, no credit will be given for just telling the judge what you would do. You must

demonstrate first aid procedures. However the following are cases where credit will be given for

telling the judge what you would do. Using water or other liquids, making the victim vomit,

removing clothing (other than shoes, hats, or rolling up shirt sleeves or pants legs), application of

topical medical dosages such as alcohol rubs or first aid creams, abdominal thrusts or back blows.

Do not tighten tourniquets.

10. If CPR is to be given to the victim, do not actually breathe into a victims’ mouth, do not perform

chest compressions. Proper positioning of the patient and techniques should be demonstrated.

11. For some problems, the exact nature of the injury may not be apparent at first. However, enough

information will be provided to begin treatment. Judges may provide additional information on

the nature of the injury and the patient condition as you provide care.

12. If a Scout is sent for help, that scout should be separated from the Patrol. Near the end of the

problem period, the scout sent for help should be called back to Patrol, and give the emergency

message information to the judge.

13. Patrols will be given three first aid problems. For each problem, 20 minutes is allowed to read the

problem and demonstrate to the judge the correct first aid response, followed by a 5 minute

period for the judge to review and score Patrol actions. There will be an additional five minute

period between problems to relax and allow judges to deliver completed score sheets to the

scorers table. During the 20 minute response period, a “two minute warning” will be announced.

14. The evaluation by the judges and points awarded will be final. The judging standard is the Boy

Scout Handbook and the First Aid Merit Badge Pamphlet.

15. All judges are volunteers. They are offering their time to help us improve our First Aid skills.

Please extend your thanks and appreciation to each judge for helping make this event a success.


Items to Bring

Patrols should bring the following items.

Completed Registration Form and Fees. Make checks out to Chief Logan District,

BSA.

First Aid Kit, as described in the Boy Scout Handbook

Materials for splinting broken bones

Materials for a make-shift stretcher (Commercial stretchers not allowed)

Two Blankets or Sleeping Bags (To lay victim on while treating instead of the

dirty gym floor, as well as for treating shock.)

Patrol Flag (Optional but recommended)

Snacks and drinks (Leave no trace)

Class A uniforms

And……

An adult

We could use additional adult volunteers at the registration and scorers tables.


Sample Problem

Your Patrol is winter camping at snow covered Lake Green State Park with a

group of Cub Scouts. Your campsite is one mile from Park Headquarters along a

dirt road, and cell phone service is not available.

When nobody is looking, Cub Scout Joey Knowitall decides to try his hand at

chopping wood for the fire. He gets an axe that is too heavy for him. He loses

control on his first swing and cuts his left leg just above the ankle, which starts

spurting bright red blood. He panics, trips, and falls into the campfire, setting his

left shirt sleeve on fire.

Your Patrol hears him scream and quickly reaches him. Blood is spurting from his

left leg above the ankle. His shirt still has some burning areas, and his forearm is

quickly forming blisters.

Treat!


Sample Problem Score Sheet

Troop: ________ Patrol: _____________________ Total Score:________________

Your Patrol is winter camping at snow covered Lake Green State Park with a group of Cub Scouts. Your

campsite is one mile from Park Headquarters along a dirt road, and cell phone service is not available.

When nobody is looking, Cub Scout Joey Knowitall decides to try his hand at chopping wood for the fire.

He gets an axe that is too heavy for him. He loses control on his first swing and cuts his left leg just above

the ankle, which starts spurting bright red blood. He panics, trips, and falls into the campfire, setting his

left shirt sleeve on fire.

Your Patrol hears him scream and quickly reaches him. Blood is spurting from his left leg above the

ankle. His shirt still has some burning areas, and his left forearm is quickly forming blisters.

Treat!

Severe Bleeding, Lower Left Leg – 35 Points Score Criteria Patrols Score

First aider wears latex gloves to protect himself 0 to 2

Apply pressure to wound with gauze or cloth (After one or two minutes, the Judge should announce “The bandage is soaked and dripping”)

0 to 10

First aider places new bandage over soaked bandage, does not remove old bandage. (After two or three minutes, judge announces “The bleeding has stopped”)

0 to 6

Elevate leg. 0 to 2

Get to work as quickly as possible 0 to 6

Treat lower left leg. 0 to 1

Bind dressing to wound. 0 to 5

Checks tightness of dressing. 0 to 3

Second Degree Burn, Left Forearm – 25 Points Score Criteria Patrols Score

Smoldering Shirt Sleeve Smothered 0 to 5

Snow or Cold Water applied. 0 to 5

Affected area allowed to dry. 0 to 5

Affected area covered with dry, loose clean bandage. 0 to 5

Treat left forearm. 0 to 1

No ointment applied 0 to 4

Treat for Shock – 18 Points Score Criteria Patrols Score

Cover patient to keep warm 0 to 6

Raise legs 0 to 6

Careful with left leg 0 to 3

Monitor patients condition, breathing, pulse 0 to 3

Send for Help – 12 Points Score Criteria Patrols Score

Send one or two Scouts to Park Headquarters 0 to 3

Gives location of accident 0 to 2

Describes what is wrong with the patient 0 to 3

Tells what treatment has been given 0 to 2

Clear understandable talk 0 to 2

Patrol Action – 10 Points Score Criteria Patrols Score

Patrol functions well as a team 0 to 4

Patrol follows directions of Patrol Leader 0 to 3

Patrol gets to work immediately 0 to 3

Judge: ______________________


Problem #1

Your Patrol is headed to West Virginia for a backpacking trip in the family van of

a patrol member, cruising down U.S. 35 on this cool and rainy fall afternoon. A

sports car suddenly slides across the median, and collides with an 18 wheel semi

right behind you. The sports car comes to a rest beside highway mile marker 163.

You pull over, back up to the car, and race to the scene. There is no one in the car,

the driver having been hurled about 20 feet from the wreckage. The driver is a

woman, about 30, lying face down in the grass. Her right foot has been completely

severed from her leg, the remainder of which is spurting blood rapidly. She is

unconscious. Her lower right arm is strangely deformed, bent at the center,

strangely discolored, and starting to swell. The driver of the truck has now arrived

at the scene. While he appears unhurt, he is screaming hysterically, “I never saw

her coming, I couldn’t help it, is she OK?”, and running around the area, out of

control. Cars are slowing down or pulling over to help, or just see what happened.

Cell phone service is available.

Treat!


Problem #1, Judge Score Sheet


Your Patrol is headed to West Virginia for a backpacking trip in the family van of a patrol member,

cruising down U.S. 35 on this cool and rainy fall afternoon. A sports car suddenly slides across the

median, and collides with an 18 wheel semi right behind you. The sports car comes to a rest beside

highway mile marker 163. You pull over, back up to the car, and race to the scene. There is no one in the

car, the driver having been hurled about 20 feet from the wreckage. The driver is a woman, about 30,

lying face down in the grass. Her right foot has been completely severed from her leg, the remainder of

which is spurting blood rapidly. She is unconscious. Her lower right arm is strangely deformed, bent at

the center, strangely discolored, and starting to swell. The driver of the truck has now arrived at the scene.

While he appears unhurt, he is screaming hysterically, “I never saw her coming, I couldn’t help it, is she

OK?”, and running around the area, out of control. Cars are slowing down or pulling over to help, or just

see what happened. Cell phone service is available.

Treat!

Severe Bleeding, Right Foot – 26 Points, FAMB, Pg. 90 Score Criteria Patrol Score

Get to work as quickly as possible 0 to 3

First aider wears latex gloves to protect himself 0 to 1

Apply tourniquet to lower leg 0 to 4

Use cloth at least 2” wide 0 to 1

Tie overhand knot 0 to 1

Place rod in knot 0 to 1

Tie down with square knot 0 to 1

Twist rod to stop bleeding. JUDGE, DO NOT ALLOW FIRST-AIDER TO ACTUALLY TIGHTEN TOURNIQUET

0 to 3

Secure rod with other strap or bandage 0 to 1

Write time on paper or victims forehead 0 to 2

Loosen after 5 minutes to check bleeding - Judge announces “Bleeding has Stopped”.

0 to 4

Make effort to bind dressing to wound. This will be difficult to do considering that the foot is supposed to be severed, so reward any honest effort.

0 to 3

Treat RIGHT foot 0 to 1

Suspected Spinal or Head Injury – 10 Points, FAMB, Pg. 48 Score Criteria Patrol Score

Do not move patient 0 to 6

Stabilize head and neck, can be done by simply holding head still

0 to 4

Simple Fracture of Lower Right Arm – 10 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Do not move patient to treat 0 to 2

Arm does not need to be immobilized, patient is in no danger. If patrol goes ahead and splints the arm, make sure neck and back are not twisted.

0 to 6

Make patient comfortable by placing pads, sleeping bags, clothing over and around her.

0 to 2

Treat for Shock – Woman – 10 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Cover patient to keep warm 0 to 4

Don’t raise legs due to suspected spinal injury 0 to 3

Monitor patients condition, breathing, pulse 0 to 3

Treat for Shock – Truck Driver – 11 Points Note to judge, Patrol may not have enough scouts to provide a second victim, remind them the truck driver is out of control, and they can simply explain what they would do.

Score Criteria Patrol Score

Have patient lie down someplace dry and warm (van) 0 to 2

Cover patient to keep warm, or keep warm with car heater 0 to 3

Raise legs slightly 0 to 2

Give patient sips of water 0 to 2

Talk to patient to reassure him everything is OK 0 to 2

Crowd Control – 6 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Scout directs traffic, or asks bystander to direct traffic 0 to 6

Call for Help – 14 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Scout gives location of accident 0 to 4

Gives time of accident 0 to 2

Describes patients injuries 0 to 3



Patrol Action – 10 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score




Judge: _____________________


Problem #2

Your Patrol is camping at Kenton Creek State Park. After a tough rainy day,

everyone is exhausted. You have settled down in the cabin for the night, when your

Patrol Leader wakes you up while going outside to use the latrine. He is wearing

only a pair of gym shorts and sneakers. It’s a chilly, windy night, although the rain

has stopped. After 10 minutes, you start to worry about the Patrol Leader, so you

gather your patrol to go look for him. You find your PL in a large water puddle

near the latrine. His left ankle is badly swollen. He is shivering uncontrollably. He

is conscious but talking incoherently. (He is talking but not making any sense.)

Scout Timmy Tenderfoot brings the first aid kit and a jar of what he thinks is

water. Timmy quickly gives your Patrol Leader a big sip, which he gulps down,

then starts coughing and choking. You realize the jar has lighter fluid in it, used for

starting charcoal fires. (The original plastic bottle started leaking, so the

Quartermaster poured it into a jar earlier in the day.) Your Patrol Leader suddenly

vomits. Cell phone service is available.

Treat!




Your Patrol is camping at Kenton Creek State Park. After a tough rainy day, everyone is exhausted. You

have settled down in the cabin for the night, when your Patrol Leader wakes you up while going outside

to use the latrine. He is wearing only a pair of gym shorts and sneakers. It’s a chilly, windy night,

although the rain has stopped. After 10 minutes, you start to worry about the Patrol Leader, so you gather

your patrol to go look for him. You find your PL in a large water puddle near the latrine. His left ankle is

badly swollen. He is shivering uncontrollably. He is conscious but talking incoherently. (He is talking but

not making any sense.) Scout Timmy Tenderfoot brings the first aid kit and a jar of what he thinks is

water. Timmy quickly gives your Patrol Leader a big sip, which he gulps down, then starts coughing and

choking. You realize the jar has lighter fluid in it, used for starting charcoal fires. (The original plastic

bottle started leaking, so the Quartermaster poured it into a jar earlier in the day.) Your Patrol Leader

suddenly vomits. Cell phone service is available.

Treat!

Internal Poisoning – 25 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Call Poison control center, tell likely poison (May be done as part of call to help) 800-222-1222

0 to 6

Follow instructions of Poison Control Center 0 to 3

Do not force patient to vomit (again). 0 to 4

Monitor patients breathing. 0 to 4

Collect vomited material in bucket or pot for later identification

0 to 4

Do not give patient anything to drink unless directed to by Poison Control Center.

0 to 4

Hypothermia – 21 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Take patient to shelter 0 to 5

Remove any damp or wet clothing 0 to 5

Provide fresh clothing or sleeping bag to re-warm 0 to 6

In severe cases, use body to body heat, e.g. second person in sleeping bag. Note to Judge – Prompt patrol to explain this, tell them patient is still shivering in sleeping bag, what else can they do? Explain only!

0 to 5

Note to Judge – Normally warm liquids would be given to patient to drink, but due to poisoning, this should not be done. If the Patrol gives liquids to drink, take points off score in Internal Poisoning section.

Transportation – 10 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

May use any of the following carries – Four hand seat, 2 man carry, stretcher carry, hammock carry, chair carry.

0 to 7

Handle patient gently 0 to 3

Treat for Shock – 8 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Raise patients legs 0 to 4

Talk to patient for reassurance. 0 to 4

Note to Judge – Patient should already be covered for warmth as treatment for hypothermia, and water will not be given (or according to Poison Control Center), so these items are not covered here.

Send for Help – 17 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Cell phone used to call 911 (or Poison Control Center, 800-222-1222)

0 to 3

Gives location of accident 0 to 3

Gives time of accident 0 to 2

Describes what is wrong with the patient 0 to 3

Describes lighter fluid as poison. 0 to 2



Sprained Left Ankle – 9 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Do not remove shoe 4 to 0

Apply compression bandage to provide support to ankle 3 to 0

Do not apply ice pack or cold pack 2 to 0

Note to Judge – Part of first aid is to raise leg, this is already done as part of treatment for shock. Also, ice or cold compresses are usually applied, but in this case this should not be done due to hypothermia.

Patrol Action – 10 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score




Judge: ______________________


Problem #3

Listed below are several common first aid situations that you may encounter.

During the time allotted, demonstrate as many of these as possible to the judge.

These should be assigned to your patrol members as follows:

- If you have less than five scouts, each scout must do at least one item. The

Patrol Leader may do only one item.

- If you have exactly five scouts, each scout does one item.

- If you have more than five scouts, no scout may do more than one item.

Additional patrol members may act as patients, if needed. First-aiders may be

preparing while others are with the judge.

1. Explain how to tell if someone is choking on food. Explain and demonstrate

(gently) how to treat a choking patient. Explain all possible situations.

2. Explain the symptoms and first aid for frostbite.

3. Explain and demonstrate first aid for a bee sting. Consider all possible

situations.

4. Explain proper first aid for someone who has a wound from stepping on the

sharp end of a nail.

5. Explain and demonstrate first aid for something in the eye. Consider all

possible situations, and give do’s and don’ts.




Listed below are several common first aid situations that you may encounter. During the time allotted,

demonstrate as many of these as possible to the judge. These should be assigned to your patrol members

as follows:

- If you have less than five scouts, each scout must do at least one item. The Patrol Leader may do

only one item.

- If you have exactly five scouts, each scout does one item.

- If you have more than five scouts, no scout may do more than one item.

Additional patrol members may act as patients, if needed. First-aiders may be preparing while others are

with the judge.

1. Explain how to tell if someone is choking on food. Explain and demonstrate (gently) how to treat

a choking patient. Explain all possible situations.

2. Explain the symptoms and first aid for frostbite.

3. Explain and demonstrate first aid for a bee sting. Consider all possible situations.

4. Explain proper first aid for someone who has a wound from stepping on the sharp end of a nail.

5. Explain and demonstrate first aid for something in the eye. Consider all possible situations, and

give do’s and don’ts.

Choking on food– 20 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Symptom – Patient clutching throat 0 to 2

Symptom – Patient cannot talk, breathe, cough, etc 0 to 2

Stand behind victim, wrap arms around waist 0 to 2

Clasp hands, knuckle of thumb should be between navel and ribcage

0 to 3

Thrust hands inward and upward (Simulate gently) 0 to 2

Judge should ask, “What if you can’t reach around victim, or what if victim is unconscious?”

Place victim on back, straddle victims legs 0 to 2

Give thrusts into victims’ abdomen, and up towards patients head.

0 to 2

Use finger sweep to remove any object from patients’ mouth 0 to 2

Judge should ask, “What if the victim is not breathing?”

Begin rescue breathing (No need to demonstrate or explain) 0 to 1

Judge should ask, “What if victim is coughing?”

Do not perform Heimlich maneuver if victim can talk, breathe, or cough.

0 to 2

Frostbite – 20 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Symptom – Affected area feels painful, then numb 0 to 4

Symptom – Skin becomes grayish or white 0 to 4

Warm area gradually – Skin contact, get indoors, lukewarm water.

0 to 4

DO NOT rub injured area (against skin, snow) 0 to 4

Seek medical attention 0 to 4

Bee Sting – 20 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Remove by scraping with fingernail, knife blade, credit card, etc.

0 to 4

Apply ice or cold water 0 to 4

Judge may ask “What if victim is allergic, and does not have a bee sting kit?”

Send for medical help 0 to 4

If sting is on a limb, apply a constricting band above wound 0 to 2

Constricting band should be tight enough to fit one finger under

0 to2

Keep affected area lower than rest of body 0 to 2

Apply ice or water to area 0 to 1

Watch victims breathing and give rescue breathing if necessary

0 to 1

Nail Puncture Wound – 20 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

Remove nail from wound 0 to 3

Allow wound to bleed to remove embedded material 0 to 5

Wash wound with soap and water 0 to 4

Apply sterile bandage to area 0 to 3

Seek medical attention, may need tetanus shot 0 to 5

Object in the Eye – 20 Points Score Criteria Patrol Score

DO NOT rub the eye 0 to 4

Have victim blink to try to wash out object 0 to 4

If object is under upper lid, pull upper lid out and down over lower lid

0 to 3

If object is under lower lid, place thumb below lid, and pull it down gently

0 to 3

If object is visible, remove with a clean cloth 0 to 3

If all else fails, cover eye with gauze pad and take patient to doctor.

0 to 3

Judge: ____________________

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