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First Aid and Emergency Preparedness Merit Badges 2023 - Course Cancelled


First Aid and Emergency Preparedness Merit Badges 2023 - Course Cancelled
Date/Time
Registration Begins
1/17/2023
Last Day To Register
3/20/2023
Location
10455 W. 6th Avenue, Ste. 150
Lakewood, CO 80215, US
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The last date for registration has passed.

Course Cancelled

 

In the combined class, Scouts will learn the vital skills to save themselves and others from hazardous situations. guided by our staff experienced in the field of emergency medicine, Scouts will have the opportunity to earn their First Aid and Emergency Preparedness merit badges in a single day intensive course.

Please note the following: 

  • Please bring paper and pencil 
  • Lunch is not provided- sack lunch and drink 
  • Please bring Scout’s Scoutbook (or other way to verify First Class rank) 
  • Please bring signed BSA Health Form parts A & B 

The following are out of class homework requirements. After finishing the homework for this class, turn in to CAPhomework@gmail.com. 

 

First Aid

 

Requirement 5  

(a) Prepare a first-aid kit for your home. Display and discuss its contents with your counselor.   

(b) With an adult leader, inspect your troop's first-aid kit. Evaluate it for completeness. Report your findings to your counselor and Scout leader.  

 

Emergency Prep

  • Requirement 1: Earn the First Aid Merit Badge. (The scout does not need to earn First Aid BEFORE starting Emergency Prep.  It just needs to complete before Emergency Prep is complete.) 

 

  • Requirement 2c: Meet with and teach your family how to get or build a kit, make a plan, and be informed of the situations on the chart you created for requirement 2b. Complete a family plan. Then meet with your counselor and report on your family meeting, discuss their responses, and share your family plan. 

 

  • Requirement 7a: Take part in an emergency service project, either a real one or a practice drill, with a Scouting unit or a community agency. (Sometimes completed in class using CAP procedure) 

 

  • Requirement 9:  Do ONE of the following: 

a. Using a safety checklist approved by your counselor, inspect your home for potential hazards. Explain the hazards you find and how they can be corrected. 
b.Review or develop a plan of escape for your family in case of fire in your home. 
c.Develop an accident prevention program for five family activities outside the home (such as taking a picnic or seeing a movie) that includes an analysis of possible hazards, a proposed plan to correct those hazards, and the reasons for the corrections you propose. 

(C can be done in class, the others should be done at home) 

 

Class will be held at Donald E. Scott Colorado Adventure Point. Colorado Adventure Point is located on the west side of Hamilton Scout Headquarters. 

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Cost
$50.00 per Participant
Cancellation Policy
Please check your calendars and plan ahead accordingly. Colorado Adventure Point has a firm no refund policy.