First Responder

We used the first two weeks of this month to learn all the skills. One way to do this is to play a matching game. (The file I’m including is an old one from the old Readyman Activity Badge, but the information is still good. We used it this time. The only thing I did differently this time was to take out the “hurry cases” and talk about them separately from the game.) The third week, we went to the ambulance station to meet a first responder. It was awesome. If I had known it was going to be so great, I would have done the whole month differently. I think next time we will go there first, and then review during the other weeks. The Webelos Den Leader Guide has a great setup for practicing.

Last year we bought some CPR mannequins for practicing. These ones are inflatable (easy to store!) and fairly inexpensive. We have a baby and one that represents a child or an adult. We got them from CPR Anytime (www.shopcpranytime.org). Each kit was around $40 when we bought them, and they include the inflatable mannequin and an instructional DVD. We also used the video on the child/adult for teaching the Heimlich Maneuver. It explains it better than in the book. (They did also teach us that at the ambulance station.)