May 31st 2013 Duty SixYellow Time Activity

Flashing Lights Sirens and Ambulances

Equipme Resp. nt 1730 Grandhowl Skin Akela 10mi Flag Flag ns Attendance Register Inspection- Clean hands and nails Bones Cubs are very clever and know about 1st Aid so we have been asked to help staff the Ambulances. The first job is to check we have all the equipment. 1740 Steam release- Checking the Ambulances. Soft ball Baloo 5min The players are divided into two teams (hats on and hats off) and s one cub is given a soft ball. That cub throws the ball at a member of the other team and tries to hit them below the knees, while that team tries to avoid being hit. The person who is hit must then name an item found in a first aid kit or Ambulance within the count of five. If they fail, they join the other team; if they are right then they throw the ball. The winner is the team with the most players at the end of five mins. We cant go out in the Ambulances until weve checked our knowledge. 1745 Quiet Game- Red Light Green light. List of Kaa 10mi Prepare a list of first aid statements that can be replied to with a true ns true or false answer. Cubs stand in a straight line side by side, false 1st with a goal of reaching the end of the hall. As the statements are Aid read cubs take two steps forward if they believe the answer is true, Questions stand still if the answer is false or if they are wrong go back to the beginning. There has been an emergency call and you need to give the message to the Ambulance Crew. 1755 Relay Game- Emergency message. Emergenc Akela 10mi The pack lines up in their sixes with the second at the front and the y ns sixer at the back with every cub about 2m apart. The second runs up message to the leader who will whisper a message which involves dealing with per six an emergency. They then run back to the first member of the six and pass on the message; this is passed on through the six until it reaches the sixer at the back who repeats the message. Quick.. Its time to man the Ambulances. 1805 Team Game- To the Ambulances. Baloo 10mi Divide the pack into threes. Two make a seat and carry the third to ns the end of the hall and back then swap until all have been carried to the ambulance. The first team to finish wins. (try to match the sizes) We have time to go over our skills on the way. 1815 Instruction- Chums All Akela 15mi Cheetahrelevant Baghee ns Leopardteaching ra Lionaids Kaa Baloo I wonder what sort of injuries we have to deal with. 1830 Play acting- Accident scene. Cards to Akela 20mi The members of one six are each given a card to hang round their hang ns neck describing the injury they have sustained in a car accident. round They then lie in a position to reflect the accident. (Use chairs to necks resemble a car and place a phone nearby for one person to call for stating help). The next six arrive in the Ambulance. (playact the arrival by injuries driving around the hall with the driver up front with two assistants, Torch, one making the siren noise the other flashing a torch on and off and sack 1st the others in the back carrying the equipment) They must give aid kit, assistance by treating the injuries as wrote on the cards. They are props to then taken back to the Ambulance and transported to hospital. fit injuries They then swap roles. Allow 10 mins before swapping, provide 1 st aid listed kit and props. If time they can drag members from end of hall to ambulance on a sack. We need to rush to hospital. Put on the lights and sound the siren. Lets go. 1850 Grandhowl Skin Akela 10mi Flag Flag

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Prayer Notices- Meeting at 6th Benoni next week. Bones

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Some suggested first aid questions. Please feel free to add your own or change them. 1. When someone starts choking, you should stand by and encourage them to cough. Yes 2. The first thing you do for an unconscious person is to check to see if they are breathing. NO (you go for help) 3. If someone is cold you should put them in a hot bath to warm them up. NO (A lukewarm bath) 4. You should always wear gloves before treating an injury. Yes 5. You lose the most heat from your head. Yes 6. To treat severe bleeding, apply a very tight tourniquet to cut off circulation. No (Tourniquets should not be used. Direct pressure should be applied) 7. You should always pop a blister. NO (Blisters are natures Band Aids) 8. To treat a small cut, clean it with soap and water and apply a band aid. Yes 9. To treat sun burn, you should apply after sun lotion or take a cool bath. Yes 10. Yes 11. Yes To prevent heat exhaustion, drink plenty of water and wear a hat. Always assess the ABCs- Airway, Breathing and Circulation.

12. When cleaning a wound, always wipe around and across the edges of a wound. No (wipe away from the edges of the wound to keep the dirt out of it) 13. If you are stung by a bee you leave the sting in and put a plaster on it. No (you remove the sting by scraping downwards with a blunt object)

14. If you get a minor burn you put warm water on it . NO (you put into cold water or under a running tap for at least 10 minutes) 15. Yes 16. If someone is unconscious you put them in the recovery position.

The recovery position means they are lying on their back. No (the recovery position is on their side with one arm slightly up and the outer leg over the other for balance and comfort).

17. When calling for help from the emergency services you should dial 1111. No (10111) 18. If someone is not breathing their skin colour will be green. No (the skin will have a bluish tinge) 19. Fainting is a short period of unconsciousness usually lasting a few seconds. Yes
20. You should clean animal bites with You soap and water.

Yes