ORGANIZING A TROOP

Forming the Troop

Parent Involvement

Parent Meeting

Registering the Troop

Opportunity Fund

Girl Scout Insurance

Meeting Place, Time & Length

Parent Permission

Ratio of Adults to Girls

Uniforms, Awards & Pins

Progression & Girl Planning

Calendar Planning

First Aid Kits

Health & Safety

First Troop Meetings

Review and Questions

First Aid Kits

Basic Safety Guidelines  From page 38-39 in Safety-Wise

A general first-aid kit should be available at the meeting place and accompany the girls on any activity, including transportation to and from an event. In addition to the standard materials, all first-aid kits should contain:

£     a copy of a recognized first-aid book

£     coins or calling cards for telephone calls

£     the Girl Scout council and emergency telephone numbers.

               * Girl Scout activity insurance forms, parent consent forms, and health histories should also be included.

Before all activities, check the kit to verify that all previously used or expired materials have been replaced.

You may buy the Girl Scout First-Aid Kit (Catalog #1 5360), a commercial kit, or assemble one yourself. The type, size, and contents of the kit will vary according to where it is to be used - for example, at the meeting place or on a camping trip. Consult a physician for specific recommendations.

Your kit should contain the standard materials in the following list. The purpose for some of the materials is given to ensure that their use is clearly understood.

First Aid Kit Shopping List

£     Adhesive tape and bandages

£     Alcohol wipes

£     Band-Aids, assorted sizes

£     Bottle of distilled water (to use as an eye rinse or to clean wounds or

£     other items)

£     Coins for phone calls

£     First-aid book

£     Flashlight

£     Gauze pads

£     Instant chemical icepack

£     Latex or vinyl gloves (disposable, to use in situations involving blood or other body fluids)

£     List of emergency phone numbers

£     Oral thermometer

£     Paper drinking cups

 

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£     Plastic bags (to dispose of used materials and to collect vomitus for analysis in suspected oral poisonings)

£     Pocket face mask or face shield (to use when performing mouth-to- mouth resuscitation)

£     Roller gauze bandages

£     Safety pins

£     Scissors

£     Soap (antibacterial liquid)

£     Splints

£     Triangular bandages

£     Tweezers

£     White index cards, transparent tape, and self-closing plastic bag (to use when removing objects such as ticks; tape the removed item to the index card, enclose it in the plastic bag, and give it to the medical professional)

£     Additional supplies you may need are personal care products (for example, sanitary napkins or tampons).