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Req.	Sub.	Description:	Trail Life Handbook (First Printing)	Trail Life Handbook (Second Printing)	Resource:
Basic First Aid: Do either requirement 3 or requirements 4 through 10
3.	Complete a Basic First Aid (BFA) class taught by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross				http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/program-highlights/cpr-first-aid http://ahainstructornetwork.americanheart.org/AHAECC/classConnector.jsp?pid=ahaecc.classconnector.home
4.	Demonstrate the following first aid emergency action plan basics:				Refer to The Trailman's Handbook and/or The American Red Cross "Wilderness and Remote First Aid" Emergency Reference Guide, which can be found here: Wilderness and Remote First Aid - Emergency Reference Guide (Note: below links are out of sync with updated digital guide)
	a.	Checking the scene	pg. 90		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 18
	b.	Calling for Help (911 or Poison Control)	pg. 90		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 22
	c.	Approaching safely	pg. 90
	d.	Providing urgent treatment	pg. 91
	e.	Triage	pg. 91
	f.	Treating for shock	pg. 93		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 64
	g.	Deciding the next steps	pg. 91		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 22
5.	Demonstrate the following rescuer safety precautions:
	a.	Wearing of eye protection, breathing masks, and vinyl gloves	pg. 91		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 22
	b.	Proper glove removal	pg. 92		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 2
	c.	Proper hand washing	pg. 92		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 3
6.	Explain the symptoms and first aid for the following Sudden Illness Emergencies:
	a.	Heart Attack	pp. 95-96		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 68-69
	b.	Fainting	pg. 98
	c.	Low blood sugar	pg. 99
	d.	Stroke	pg. 96		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 110
	e.	Seizure	pp. 96-97		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 107
	f.	Shock	pg. 93		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 67
	g.	Poisoning	pp. 122-123
7.	Explain and demonstrate the first aid response for the following:
	a.	Severe bleeding on a leg and arm	pp. 104-105		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 75
	b.	Nosebleed	pp. 117-118		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 83
	c.	Head, neck, and spine injuries	pp. 116-117		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 51-58
	d.	Broken bones, including splinting	pp. 107-109		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 33-40
8.	Explain the First Aid response for the following injuries:
	a.	Severe bleeding you cannot stop with direct pressure			Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 77
	b.	Bleeding from mouth	pp. 103-104		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 103
	c.	Tooth injuries	pg. 103		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 84
	d.	Eye injuries	pp. 105-106		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 102
	e.	Penetrating and puncturing objects	pg. 102		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 76
	f.	Internal bleeding	pg. 105
	g.	Burns (first, second, and third degree)	pp. 106-107		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 43-46
	h.	Electric shock injuries	pg. 123
9.	Explain the first aid for the following bites and stings:
	a.	Animal and human bites			Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 106
	b.	Snakebites	pg. 120		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 86
	c.	Insect, bee, and spider bites and stings	pg. 119		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 85, 105
	d.	Poisonous spider and scorpion bites and stings	pp. 119-120		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 86, 105
	e.	Ticks	pg. 121		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 85
10.	Explain the first aid for the following temperature related emergencies:
	a.	Heat cramps	pg. 125
	b.	Heat exhaustion	pg. 125		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 59
	c.	Heatstroke	pg. 125		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 60
	d.	Frostbite	pg. 126		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 93-94
	e.	Hypothermia	pg. 126		Wilderness and Remote First Aid p. 62-64

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