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Scoutcraft

2. Carry a person down a ladder.

3. Bandage head and ankle.

4. Demonstrate treatment of wound of the neck with severe arterial hemorrhage.

5. Treat mangl/ng injury of the leg

6. Demonstrate treatment for rupture of varicose veins of the leg with severe hemorrage.

7. Show treatment for bite of finger by map dog.

8. Demonstrate rescue of person incontact with electric wire.

9. Apply tourniquet to a principal artery..

10. State chief differences between carbolic poisoning and intoxication.

11. Explain what to do for snake bite.

12. Pass first aid teat of American Red Cross Society.

First Aid to Animals

To obtain a merit badge for First Aid to Animals a scout must

1. Have a general knowledge of domestic and farm animals.

2. Be able to treat a horse for colic.

3. Describe symptoms and give treatment for the following: wounds, fractures and sprains, exhaustion, choking, lameness.

4. Understand horseshoeing.

Forestry

To obtain a merit badge for Forestry a scout must

1. Be able to identify twenty-five kinds or deciduous (broad leaf) trees in winter, and tell some of the uses of each.

2. Identify twelve kinds of shrubs.

3. Collect and identify samples of ten kinds of wood and be able to tell some of their uses.

4. Determine the height, and estimate the amount of timber, approximately in five trees of different sizes.