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Please note this pages is the old requirements for this badge. This badge is being discontinued as of October 2006 but these requirements are still valid until December 2007.

Please visit the newer version of this page to find out which badge(s) replace this badge.

The Cub Scout must complete these eight activities.

1. Know the emergency procedure for helping someone who is hurt:

   • assessing dangers

   • making the area safe

   • using any necessary life saving techniques

   • getting help.

2. Know how to make a '999' call from a home telephone and a mobile telephone.

3. Show how to help a casualty who:

   • has an asthma attack

   • is choking

   • has eaten or drunk something poisonous.

4. Show how to put a patient in the recovery position and describe when it is necessary to use it.

5. Show how to treat a minor cut, how to deal with severe bleeding and how to recognise shock.

6. Show how to deal with fractures, including treatment using a triangular bandage.

7. Show how to deal with burns and scalds.

8. Know the DRABC (Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation) sequence and how to carry out the stages.

A Cub Scout who has gained the St. John Ambulance Young Lifesaver Award (Key Stage 2 Junior Parts 1 & 2) automatically qualifies for this Badge.