Stage 1
- I know what should be in my personal First Aid Kit.
- I know the basic rules of First Aid.
- I know the different emergency services that are available and how and when to call them.
- I know how to use the “Buddy” system.
- I know how to treat minor cuts.
- I can get help and make a report properly if someone is hurt.
- I can be responsible for my own health and safety.
Stage 2
- I have made my own First Aid Kit and I know how and when to use it.
- I know how and when to place someone into the recovery (safe airway) position.
- I know the importance of providing shelter and insulation.
- I know how to use a Scout neckerchief as a makeshift bandage in an emergency.
- I understand why I should follow directions from an instructor.
- I know how to keep myself safe in an emergency.
- I can direct help/rescue services to a location.
Stage 3
- I know how to deal with a bleeding injury and nose bleeds.
- I know how to treat minor burns and sunburn.
- I know the international distress signal and when to use it.
- I can treat bee stings and nettle stings.
- I know how to check for the A B C of basic First Aid.
- I know how to use CPR.
- I can assess an emergency situation quickly, and summon help.
- I know how to create an escape plan for a building or activity location in case of fire.
- I know how to care for an injured person until help arrives.
Stage 4
- I know what should be in our Team First Aid Kit, and know how to use it correctly.
- I know how to move an injured person safely to shelter if appropriate or necessary.
- I know how to apply bandages for different types of injury.
- I know how to check if someone is choking and how to help them.
- I know how to clean dirt from an eye.
- I know how to recognise sprains, strains and fractures.
- I know how to deal with blisters.
- I know what actions to take with suspected poisoning.
- I can use various means to show the location of an accident to rescue services.
- I know how to build a stretcher from improvised materials.
Stage 5
- I know how to treat an eye injury.
- I know what to do and what not to do in the case of emergencies.
- I have acted as a Team First Aider on at least one activity.
- I know how to take care of and reassure a casualty.
- I know how to recognise and assist someone suffering from the effects of asthma, epilepsy and diabetes.
- I know how to deal with an accident in open countryside and how to summon help.
- I know how to treat a serious bleeding injury.
- I know how to escape to safety from various emergency situations.
- I know how and when to use flares and other long-distance signalling devices.
Stage 6
- I know how to recognise and treat shock.
- I know how and when to use an AED.
- I have acted as a Team First Aider on at least one outdoor activity.
- I know how to escort and assist a casualty, while they are being transported to safety.
- I know how and when to use different fire extinguishers.
- I know how to look for monitor and record vital signs.
- I know the causes of, how to recognize and to treat: hypothermia, hyperthermia, sunstroke, dehydration and asthma.
- I know how to recognise and deal with angina and heart attacks.
- I know how to record correctly everything that has happened at the scene of the accident.
- I am competent in basic first-aid, able to deal with emergencies, and I know when further expert help is needed.
Stage 7
- I hold a First Aid certificate to REC 3 or equivalent level (Red Cross, Order of Malta, and Saint Johns Ambulance).
- I can deal with emergency situations and follow best practice for First Aid.
- I have acted as Section First Aider on at least one occasion on an adventurous outdoor activity.
- I can analyse vital signs.
- I know what specialised equipment I should have in my First Aid Kit and how to use and care for it.
- I know how and when to call a medevac or other medical helicopters.
- I can use radio communications effectively in an emergency situation.
Stage 8
- I know how to treat specific injuries which may occur in my chosen area of interest.
- I can carry out a risk assessment for an activity and steer clear of dangers.
- I know how to deal with head, spine, chest, stomach, and pelvic injuries.
- I know how to educate others to the possible dangers that can be encountered and how to deal with them.
- I have acted as a First Aider on at least one annual expedition of five night’s duration.
Stage 9
- I know how to deal with regional specific illnesses depending on my location or the location I am travelling to.
- I know, understand and I am able to perform basic life support.
- I know how to assess and manage risk in various and constantly changing situations.
- I can constantly risk assess situations as they arise and take measures to limit injuries.
- I can give immediate treatment and deal with complicated emergency situations.
- I can assist a rescue team in moving a casualty to safety.
- I hold a First Aid Cert at REC level 4 or equivalent
