Wilderness first aid, or wfa, is a generic term that commonly refers to any training course that focuses on prevention, assessment, and treatment for an ill or injured person in a remote environment where definitive care by a physician andor rapid transport is not readily available. Wilderness survival kits contain different items than an emergency survival kit for the home. An officiallylicensed book of the boy scouts of america more than 200 essential skills for medical emergencies in remote environments. This merit badge pamphlet is one in a series of mor e than 1 00 c ov ering all kinds of hobb y and car eer subjects. Wilderness survival merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. A personal survival kit is intended to be kept on your person at all times while in the wild and opened only in emergency. Items you choose to include in your kit may also need to reflect the area and time of year of your adventure.
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Scouts working on the wilderness survival merit badge learn to anticipate and avoid the hazards involved in backcountry adventures. The boy scouts handbook is the founding manual for the most famous boys organization ever created. Environmental science merit badge book, boy scouts of america bsa pamphlet. The requirements listed below are the current and official requirements of the boy scouts of america.
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