Part of the Boy Scout Organization is always being prepared to help others that are in need. In order to do this successfully, knowledge in first aid is necessary and the Boy Scout Organization does just that. The extent of each scout’s first aid training depends on their age.
As they age their training advances too but before they begin first aid training they all must prepare their own first aid kit which includes all of the following items which must be visible at a glance to avoid the packing and unpacking of the kit.
The first aid kits must include soap, bandages, adhesive, sterile pads, assorted gauze, oral thermometer, scissors, tweezers, sunburn lotion, lip salve, poison ivy lotion, flashlight with extra batteries and bulbs, cotton, iodine tablets, safety pins, needles, paper cups, foot powder, and instant ice packs. That pretty much sums up the Boy Scout the first aid kit except vinyl gloves and a mouthpiece in the event that you have to give CPR. These are for communicable disease purposes.
Not until the boys are out of Cub Scouts and into Boy Scouts are they taught CPR and as a matter of fact the Boy Scouts have to earn a merit badge based...