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SECOND CLASS SCOUT RANK REQUIREMENTS

6b. Prepare a personal first aid kit to take with you on a hike. (Page 289)

6c. Demonstrate first aid for the following:

Object in the eye (Page 314)
Bite of a suspected rabid animal (Page 312) -
Puncture wounds from a splinter, nail, and fishhook (Page 305)
Serious burns (second-degree) (Page 306)
Heat exhaustion (Page 319)
Shock (Page 303)
Heatstroke, dehydration, hypothermia, and hyperventilation (Pages 314, 320-23)

7a. Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim. (Page 99)

7b. Demonstrate your ability to jump feetfirst into water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your start- ing place. [Pages 100-104)

7c. Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with your arm or leg, by reaching with a suitable object, and by throwing lines and objects. Explain why swimming rescues should not be attempted when a reaching or throwing rescue is possible, and explain why and how a rescue swimmer should avoid contact with thevictim. (Pages 104-107)

8. Participate in a school, community, or troop program on the dan- gers of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and other practices that could be harmful to your health. Discuss your participation in the program with your family. (Page 108)

9. Demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. (Pages 108-109)

10. Participate in a Scoutmaster conference. (Page 109)

11. Complete your hoard of review. - - -

NOTE: Alternate requirements for the Second Class rank are availabel for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet the criterial listed in the Boy Scout Requirments book, No. 33215.

As you complete each requirement, ask your Scoutmaster or someone designated by your Scoutmaster to initial his or her approval on pages 440-441.