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The Cub Scout must complete these eight activities.

1.      Know the emergency procedure for helping someone who is hurt:

·         assessing dangers

·         making the area safe

·         using any necessary life saving techniques

·         getting help.

2.      Know how to make a '999' call from a home telephone and a mobile telephone.

3.      Show how to help a casualty who:

·         has an asthma attack

·         is choking

·         has eaten or drunk something poisonous.

4.      Show how to put a patient in the recovery position and describe when it is necessary to use it.

5.      Show how to treat a minor cut, how to deal with severe bleeding and how to recognise shock.

6.      Show how to deal with fractures, including treatment using a triangular bandage.

7.      Show how to deal with burns and scalds.

Know the DRABC (Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation) sequence and how to carry out the stages.

A Cub Scout who has gained the St. John Ambulance Young Lifesaver Award (Key Stage 2 Junior Parts 1 & 2) automatically qualifies for this Badge.

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Last updated: Monday April 19, 2004.