First Aid

First Aid 1908 1909 Khaki Scout Badge

The First Aid Badge  was also known as the Ambulance Man in POR / Scouting for boys indicates that the term First Aid was used up until approx. 1911, and from then on it was known as Ambulance Man.

The First Aid badge could be earned by first and second class scouts, as well as Scoutmasters / Leader.

According to Scouting for boys 1908 

"The Badge is worn by scout masters on the left side of the hat or cap.

The badge is worn by patrol leaders on the front of the hat or cap.

The badge is worn by corporal on the left arm above elbow with a strip of white braid below it.

The Badge is worn by scouts on the left arm above the elbow. The Badge is worn by first class scouts is the whole badge, only the motto part of the badge is worn by second class scouts"

According to Scouting for Boys 1909 

If you were a Boy Scout, this badge was an important achievement and was there for worn on the right arm in between the elbow and the shoulder; this is different to traditional badges of merit which were worn from cuff to sleeve in order or achievement. If you were a Scout Master the badge was worn on the left of your hat / Cap.

Acording to Scouting for boys in 1908, to achieve this badge you have to of taken the tests for St Johns Ambulance

After this from 1909 you have to of achieved the following

To earn the badge they must know:—

The Fireman’s lift;

How to drag an insensible man with ropes;

How to improvise a stretcher;

How to fling a life-line; the position of main arteries;

How to stop bleeding from vein, artery, internal or external;

How to improvise splints and to diagnose and bind fractured limb;

The Schafer method of artificial respiration;

How to deal with choking, burning, poison, grit in eye, sprains and bruises as the examiners may require.

Generally the laws of health and sanitation as given in “Scouting for Boys,” including dangers of smoking, incontinence, want of ventilation, and lack of cleanliness.