Health and Safety Have Scouts who take medications? Read these instructions, too August 23, 2016 7 Plan ahead. Talk to the Scout’s parents. Be smart about storage and labeling. Review the eight steps for dealing with a youth member’s medication.
Health and Safety 2016 Pool Safely Pledge: Take a minute, save a life July 18, 2016 3 The third-annual Pool Safely Pledge Week is July 18 to 24, 2016. The Boy Scouts of America is a partner in promoting this important safety message.
Eagle Scout Eagle Scout offers tips for being safe while playing Pokémon GO July 14, 2016 4 The Eagle Scout who made headlines with a campaign against texting while driving is back with an important safety message about Pokémon GO.
Health and Safety Take a minute to refresh your drowning-prevention knowledge May 23, 2016 2 The Boy Scouts of America has plenty of aquatics fun in store for Scouts this summer. It’s fun to have fun, but you have to know how to do it safely.
Health and Safety Scouting gets a good checkup from U.S. Surgeon General March 2, 2016 3 BSA initiatives on the responsible use of medicine, on physical activity and on nutrition align with what the Surgeon General deems most important.
Ask the Expert How to perform CPR November 6, 2015 21 You can’t learn how to perform CPR from a blog post. Consider the CPR guidelines here to be a jumping-off point before you take more-formal training.
Awards SCOUTStrong Be MedWise award encourages responsible use of medicine October 23, 2015 10 The Boy Scouts of America this week launched the SCOUTStrong Be MedWise award, which encourages young people to learn about the responsible use of medicine.
Health and Safety How do you handle prescription medication on Scout trips? September 15, 2015 39 What does your Scout unit do about prescription medication on Scout trips? Share your responses with the Scouting community in this Tuesday Talkback.
Health and Safety Dallas mayor saves choking woman; guess where he learned the skills? August 14, 2015 3 Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings saved a choking woman and pointed to his time in Scouting when explaining where he learned the abdominal thrusts he used.
Health and Safety Pledge to pool safely with your Scouts and family in 2015 July 28, 2015 15 This week (July 27 to Aug. 2, 2015) is Pool Safely Pledge Week, presented by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.