SCOUT NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16476, 21 October 1927, Page 9

SCOUT NEWS

riEST AID

(By "Scoutmaster.")

First aid is a very important work, which the local Scouts .are being taught by the means of the St. John Ambulance. First aid is a thing that all boy;, should try to learn something about, for one does not know when or where an accident may happen, and he may be able to help alleviate the. pain of tlie injured; or it may be himself who is hurt-, and he could tell the bystanders what to do. The qualities required of a first aid .student are eightfold. He must be : (ll Observant, that he may nolo the causes and signs of the injured. (2) Tactful, thai, he may without thoughtless questions learn the symotoms and history of the case, and secure the confidence of tho patient and the by standers.

(3) Resourceful, that he may ure to tho best advantago whatever is at hand to prevent further damage and _ assistNature's efforts to repair the mischief already done.

(4) Dexterous, that he may handle a, patient' without causing unnecessary pain, and using appliances efficiently and neatly. (5) Explicit, that he may give, clear instructions to tho patient or bystanders how best to assist him.

(4} Discriminating, that he may decide which of the several injuries presses most for treatment by himself, what can be left for the patient or bystanders to do, and what should lie left for a doctor.

(7) Persevering, that he may continue his efforts, though not at first successful (8) Sympathetic, that he. may give real comfort and encouragement to the suffering.

It is also necessary for a fust aid student to make ready and prevent any further damage being done until the doctor arrives.

In scouting we fry to teach the boys how to take care of themselves, and also to help other people when any accident has happened. The following are a few of the many things that a. scout is taught in first aid: How to treat all fractures: tho treatment for burns, scalds, and sprains; grit in the eye. and all classes of haemorrhage; how to go about the treatment when anybody has taken poison. This is a work in which the boys take a great pride, and they are always eager to learn more.

GUIDER'S BADGE FOR CUBS

(By " C'ubmaster."}

Tho Guider's Badge for cubs should be one of the first any cub living in a town, city or village should secure. The badge itself is very neat; it is a red triangular piece of cloth with a black arrow sewed on it. It is one of the three service badges of group three, and before any cub can get it he must make tho following promise : " I will do my best to help other people before myself." Hie cub should bo able to direct any person to any part of the town, or to cycle shops, motor garages, Post Offices, banks, police stations, fire stations, doctors, chemists, hotels, churches, blacksmiths' forges, or to any business places in town. He must know where the roads to the big cities and the directions of other towns and villages arc. A ottb must be able to take a verbal message to any part of the town and be able to judge distances roughly, so that he can direct anyone to a shop so many yards along tho street. A cub should try his best to win this badge as soon as ho possibly can after securing his two stars.