Emergency Aid Staged Badge
Staged
Activity badges are worn on the left hand sleeve below the standard activity
badges.
Young people should be
trained and assessed using the syllabus and resources provided.
At each stage leaders should not assume prior knowledge but
should cover the full syllabus using instruction games and exercises to
reinforce the learning.
For stages 1-3, on-going assessment is acceptable. There is
supporting programme material for the first three stages found on Programmes
Online. Please use the key words: emergency aid.
For stages 4 and 5 a more structured assessment at the end of
the course is recommended to test knowledge.
Emergency Aid 1
Complete the requirements below.
1. Understand
and recognise dangers in the house and outside.
2. Know what
to do at the scene of an accident.
3. Know how
to open an airway.
4. Know how
to treat minor cuts, scratches and grazes.
This stage requires 1 to 2 hours activity/learning and should be
trained and assessed by an adult or young leader familiar with the resource
material.
Emergency Aid 2
Complete the requirements below.
1. Know what
to do at the scene of an accident.
2. Know how
to get help from the emergency service.
3. Know how
to clear an airway and place in the recovery position.
4. Know how
to deal with minor bleeding.
5. Know how
to deal with major bleeding.
6. Know how
to deal with burns and scalds.
This requires two to three hours of training/ activity and
should be trained and assessed by an adult or young leader with first response
or equivalent external qualifications, familiar with the resource material.
A young person holding first aid award covering this or a
similar syllabus from a recognised First Aid provider (for example St John’s
Ambulance or the British Red Cross) automatically qualifies for this award.
Emergency Aid 3
Complete the requirements below.
1. Know what
to do at the scene of an accident.
2. Know when
and how to contact the emergency services.
3. Be able to
respond to the needs of an unconscious patient. Know how to open an airway,
give CPR and how to place in the recovery position.
4. Know how
to deal with major bleeding.
5. Know how
to deal with burns and scalds.
6. Know how
to safeguard against the effects of heat. Know how to recognise and treat heat
exhaustion.
7. Know how
to safeguard against the effects of cold. Know how to recognise and treat
hypothermia.
8. Recognise
the symptoms of shock and how to treat a casualty.
9. Know how
to deal with choking.
This stage requires four to five hours of training and activity
and should be trained and assessed by an adult with current experience of first
aid training, who holds a first response or equivalent external qualification
and is familiar with the resource material.
A young person holding first aid award covering this or a
similar syllabus from a recognised First Aid provider (for example St John’s
Ambulance or the British Red Cross) automatically qualifies for this award.
Emergency Aid 4
Complete the requirements below.
1. Know what
to do at the scene of an accident.
2. Know when
and how to contact the emergency services.
3. Be able to
respond to the needs of an unconscious patient. Know how to open an airway,
give CPR to both an adult and a child and how to place in the recovery
position.
4. Know how
to deal with both minor cuts and bleeding and major bleeding injuries.
5. Know how
to deal with burns and scalds.
6. Know how
to safeguard against the effects of heat. Know how to recognise and treat heat
exhaustion.
7. Know how
to safeguard against the effects of cold. Know how to recognise and treat
hypothermia.
8. Recognise
the symptoms of shock and how to treat a casualty.
9. Know how
to deal with choking.
10. Know the
common medication procedures used by individuals with asthma and how to deal
with an asthma attack.
11. Know how
to recognise the symptoms of a heart attack and take appropriate action.
12. Know how
to deal with an injury to the head.
13. Know how
to deal with a casualty with a suspected spinal injury.
14. Recognise
the signs of a fracture and soft tissue injuries and how to protect from
further injury or pain.
15. Know the
signs and symptoms of meningitis and the action to take.
This stage requires eight hours of training and activity and
should be trained and assessed by arrangement with an adult holding a full
first aid qualification and validated skills from the adult training scheme in
presenting and facilitating. Alternatively, a qualified first aid trainer from
an externally recognised organisation may fulfil this role.
A young person holding first aid award covering this or a
similar syllabus from a recognised First Aid provider (for example St John’s
Ambulance or the British Red Cross) automatically qualifies for this award.
This award exceeds the requirements of First Response and is a
suitable alternative to the Young Leaders module K First Aid Master Class.
Emergency Aid 5
Complete the requirements below.
1. Know what
to do at the scene of an accident.
2. Know when
and how to contact the emergency services.
3. Be able to
respond to the needs of an unconscious patient Know how to open an airway, give
CPR to adults, children and infants and how to place in the recovery position.
4. Know how
to deal with both minor cuts and bleeding and major bleeding injuries.
5. Know how
to deal with burns and scalds.
6. Know how
to safeguard against the effects of heat. Know how to recognise and treat heat
exhaustion.
7. Know how
to safeguard against the effects of cold. Know how to recognise and treat
hypothermia.
8. Recognise
the symptoms of shock and how to treat a casualty.
9. Know how
to deal with choking.
10. Know the
common medication procedures used by asthmatics and how to deal with an asthma
attack.
11. Know how
to recognise the symptoms of a heart attack and take appropriate action.
12. Know how
to deal with an injury to the head. Know how to treat a casualty with a
suspected spinal injury.
13. Recognise
the signs of a fracture and how to protect from further injury or pain.
14. Know how
to recognise the symptoms of a stroke and take appropriate action.
15. Know how
to recognise a range of muscular and skeletal injuries and how to protect from
further injury and pain.
16. Know how
to recognise and deal with a range of other medical conditions including
anaphylaxis, angina, cramp, diabetes, epilepsy, febrile convulsions and
meningitis.
This stage requires 16 hours of training and activity and should
be trained and assessed by a holder of a current externally recognised first
aid trainer qualification.
A person holding a first aid award cover this or a similar syllabus from a recognised first aid provider (such as the British Red Cross Practical First Aid) automatically qualifies for this stage of the award.