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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
(Use Troop Meeting Plan sheet, Supply No. 34425, in adapting the suggested program for your troop.)
PREOPENING
minutes
OPENING CEREMONY
minutes
SKILLS INSTRUCTION
minutes
New Scouts
Experienced Scouts
Older Scouts
PATROL MEETINGS
minutes
INTERPATROL
ACTIVITY
minutes
CLOSING
minutes
AFTER THE MEETING
FIRST WEEK
Have Scouts demonstrate
techniques to exit a burning
building quickly, and prac-
tice "hurry" first aid cases
(The Boy Scout Handbook).
• Form troop in "U."
• Hold uniform inspection.
• Present colors.
• Recite words to national
anthem.
Work on first aid for minor
burns, foot blisters, poi-
sonous snakebites, trans-
porting injured.
Work on emergency mobi-
lization techniques.
Work on Venture programs
or assist in first aid instruc-
tion.
Plan for "The Real Thing"
drill. Work on skills needed
to participate in drill.
Play Crossing the Alligator
Pit (WWTPF*).
• Ask a Scout to define what
"helpful" means.
• Scoutmaster's Minute
• Retire colors.
Plan this month's outing.
Patrol leaders' council
reviews next meeting and
outing.
SECOND WEEK
THIRD WEEK
Continue work on first aid
for rabid animal bite, punc-
ture wounds, serious burns,
and heat exhaustion.
Practice lost person search
techniques (Emergency
Preparedness merit badge
pamphlet).
Work on Venture program
or assist in first aid instruc-
tion.
Review assignments for drill,
practice skills for event.
Play Stretcher Relay
(WWTPF*).
Scoutmaster's Minute
Retire colors.
Patrol leaders' council
reviews next meeting and
outing. Hold board of review
for Tenderfoot through First
Class.
FOURTH WEEK
Continue work on first aid
for head injuries, upper
arm/collarbone, sprained
ankle.
Practice boating accident
survival techniques.
Work on Venture program
or assist in first aid instruc-
tion.
Finalize plans for "The Real
Thing," review times and
locations. Practice inter-
patrol activities.
Play Steal-the-Bacon
(WWTPF*).
Scoutmaster's Minute
Retire colors.
Patrol leaders' council
reviews next meeting and
outing. Have you planned a
family outing lately?
Work on recognizing
the signs of a heart attack.
Test skills using first aid
problems (WWTPF*).
Practice ice rescue methods
and ground-to-air signaling.
Work on Venture program
or plan for realistic first aid
makeup.
Practice any interpatrol
activities. Review plans for
next meeting and "The Real
Thing."
Play Ice Accident
(WWTPF*).
Scoutmaster's Minute
Retire colors.
Patrol leaders' council final-
izes work on next month's
program feature. Review any
last-minute items for outing
and next meeting.
*More suggestions are in Woods Wisdom, Troop Program Features (WWTPF), Supply No. 34251.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 1 1997
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