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PREPARATION AND MATERIALS NEEDED
• Materials for home first-aid kits (Gathering; see requirement 6 in the Webelos Handbook)
• Prepare the den chief and several adult volunteers to serve as helpers, “patients,” and “accident victims” in the First Responder Relay (Activity 1). Print the tips and instructions for each emergency station (see Meeting 3 Resources).
• Ball to toss (Closing)
GATHERING (REQUIREMENT 6)
• Put together a sample first-aid kit and put it on a table with all the materials laid out. As Scouts arrive, have them assemble their own kits based on the instructions in the Webelos Handbook.
• In addition, you might provide sample items for car and personal first-aid kits (also in the handbook). Explain how each item might be useful in an emergency.
OPENING
• Conduct a flag ceremony of your choosing that includes the Pledge of Allegiance and the Scout Law.
TALK TIME
• Carry out business items for the den.
• Allow time for sharing among Webelos Scouts.
Activities
◆ Activity 1: First Responder Relay (Requirement 5)
◆ Activity 1: First Responder Relay (Requirement 5)
• Divide the den into teams of two or three and set up five to nine different “emergency stations” around a large space. At each station, the den chief and adult volunteers will present a scenario and assist the first responders in taking action, based on directions in the Webelos Handbook.
• Depending on your meeting place, the Scouts may go from room to room, around a gymnasium, or along the trail at a park. Be sure to arrange for volunteers who can serve as “patients” or “accident victims” and assist the den chief in keeping things moving. If necessary, the same people can be “patients” at multiple stations. Make sure to give them the index cards with tips and instructions
for each station. (See “Realistic First-Aid Suggestions” below. The more you can do to make the scenarios seem real, the more the Scouts will learn from them. If you wish, each scenario can present a specific incident, e.g., a kitchen accident, auto wreck, knife wound, and so on.)
• Introduce the three C’s”: CHECK, CALL, and CARE. At each station, the Scouts must first CHECK to see what happened and if it is a life-threatening situation or hurry case. Then they must CALL for help and CARE for the patient or accident victim using the first-aid kits they made in the Gathering.
◆ Activity 2: First-Aid Game
◆ Activity 2: First-Aid Game
Have Scouts play this fun game, if time allows:
Pressure Pad Relay
• Divide the den into two teams.
• Review the precautions to take to prevent spreading blood-borne diseases. (See page 58 in the Webelos Handbook.)
• One member of each team is the “victim,” who has arterial bleeding from the left wrist.
• On a signal, the first person in each team runs to the victim and applies direct pressure to the wound, using a neckerchief as a pad.
• When the Scout’s technique is correct (see the Webelos Handbook), the judge (den leader or den chief) yells, “Off!” The Scout removes the pad, runs back to their team, and tags the next member. The first team to finish wins.
CLOSING
• Gather the Webelos in a circle. Have them toss a ball at random across the circle. As Scouts catch the ball, they say something they learned at this meeting about being a first responder, then toss the ball to another Scout. Continue until each person has had at least one turn.
• Close with the “Be Prepared” cheer from Meeting 2.
AFTER THE MEETING
• Serve refreshments, if desired.
• Work together to clean up the meeting place.
• Record completion of requirements 5, 6, and 7.
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