First Aid

First Aid Scout Badge  Felt with words 1928 to 1929

The First aid badge was also known on as Ambulance man.  

The badge was the only badge which could be worn on either arm in between the shoulder and elbow.

To earn the Ambulance Man Badge

(Alternative designs may be sanctioned for non-Christian countries.)

-Must know:—-

How to drag an insensible man with ropes;

How  to improvise a stretcher;

The position of main arteries;

How to stop bleeding from vein artery. Internal or external;

How to improvise splints and to diagnose and hind a fractured limb;

The Schafer method of artificial;

How to- deal with choking, burning, poison, grit in eye, sprains and bruises;

How to diagnose and treat fits, fainting and the examiners may require. - Demonstration must be given as far as possible.

Generally the laws of health and sanitation as given in “Scouting for Boys," including dangers of smoking, incontinence, want of ventilation, and lack of cleanliness. '