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Top Tips: Earn The Emergency Aid Staged Activity Badge

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Every Beaver, Cub or Scout is different from any other and we cherish their diversity, but some badges are simply a classic in everyone's scouting journey and you can find them almost on any uniform or badge blanket.

One that is definitely a stepping stone for a lot of our young people is the Emergency Aid Staged Activity Badge. Are you looking for inspiration from other leaders? Here you are. We have collected some suggestions for you.

Meredydd, 8th/13th Twickenham groups: "Teach it young. Teach it regularly. Have a nurse teach it. New face helps."

Stuart, 64th Tame Valley Birmingham County: "Break the colony, pack, troop etc into groups of no more than 5 persons, and try to get leaders to cover each group. Teach them a single subject for no more that 7 minutes, or they will lose interest. After 7 minutes, they then go to the next leader, who will teach something different. The final leader teaches bandages and bleeding, and can take a bit longer if needed. This will mean simple organisation and planning. It has worked well in my troop, and they don't get bored and retain what they have been taught."

Heather, 8th North Watford: "Get lots of parent help or young leaders in to run bases. Have the cubs work in small groups. If an outside expert can be booked to run the night, all the better but there is plenty of material to get through the levels 1 and 2 without extra assistance."

Roger, TGU: "I try to make this as fun as possible as we do this badge with Beavers and younger Cubs. Have slash cards and relay games on how to make a emergency call ."

Bronagh, 3rd Fife: "Be alert, practice how to put someone in the recovery position until you are confident with doing so and rehearse how to stop bleeding and how and why to phone 999. Remember to stay calm."

Brian, 3rd Golders Green: "Right first time, speak up, talk to the casualty even if they are not responding, tell them what you are doing, call for help, don't panic. Follow DR ABC. "

Michael, 3rd Banstead: "When dealing with bleeding it is difficult to teach young ones about applying pressure. I use a tap in the kitchen and get them to put their finger(s) under the tap to stop the flow. You can adjust the flow from a trickle to quite fast. It is also fun as they normally quirk themselves when they first start."

Ben, 5th Winchester: "Our beavers at 5th Winchester love using their neckers to make slings on each other." Catherine, 4th Crosby & District (St William of York) Scout Group: "Make it fun and practical. If they enjoy learning they'll remember doing it. If they remember how to do first aid... they could save a life!"

Mick, 1st Hythe: "Your safety comes first! "

Daphne, 79 th Watford Souh: "Role plays to the rest of the troop . They all do those no matter what level and it reminds the ones doing more advanced levels of prior learning and the stage one learn s bit about what they will do later."

Sarah: "Getting the smallest beaver to put the biggest adult into the recovery position."

Ben: "Our beavers at 5th Winchester love using their neckers to make slings on each other."

Lynn "Making it fun as beavers remember it more. Getting beavers listening to there own heart beat via a sethascope."

Kat "Doing lots of role play activities, such as bringing in a bike, scooter, ball etc and using ketchup to make it a bit fun and gooey!"

Andrew: "I went in as a Community First Responder on week 2 to show recovery position. I showed them the kit I carry and defib, including a demo of my device working which links to what they did in week 1 on getting help. I also got them to tell parents some of the local defibs to where they live and lots of the parents said they hadn't noticed them until then including one they walk past coming to the hall. There are CFR volunteers as part of the local ambulance trusts across UK."

Catherine: "We did Emergency Aid tonight with a visit from Paramedic George from Essex Ambulance Service who brought his Ambulance and taught the beavers. It was a great night and the beavers enjoyed every minute."

12th Walsall Beavers: "We had a visit from our local PCSO's where among other things, how to make 999 calls."

Sean: "Keep it simple and do your best!"

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