Emergency Aid Skills

Emergency aid skills are one of the eight Outdoor Adventure Skill areas that form a major component of Scouts Canada’s “Canadian Path” program. We started working on the Aquatic Skills area at our swim night in late October, and during November and December we will be working with the Cubs on a number of requirements for the first two or three levels of emergency aid skills (each skill area is divided into nine levels, with the higher levels intended for Scouts, Venturers and Rovers). Among the requirements we will be working on are:
 Assembling a basic first aid kit
 Demonstrating basic first aid skills, such as treating minor injuries and burns
 Ability to call and give appropriate information to emergency services
 Signaling for help when lost outdoors
 Fire safety, including safety around a campfire
 Development of a home escape plan

One of the ways in which parents can help in this aspect of our program is by working with your Cub to put together a basic first aid. (Please do this with them, NOT for them.) You can choose any appropriate container, and the contents should include the following:

For level 1: a list of emergency numbers, disposable vinyl gloves of an appropriate size, an emergency thermal blanket, 5–10 adhesive bandages (Band-Aids™), pencil and paper
For level 2: Add 5–10 gauze pads, 1 roll of medical tape, a triangular bandage, roller gauze
Other items can be added if you wish, as long as the kit does not get too large. The Cubs will be bringing these along to camp and on other outings.

More information on the requirements for the Emergency Skills badge levels can be found online at http://www.scouts.ca/canadianpath/download/oas/emergency-skills-en.pdf. Please note that the nine badge levels are intended to go all the way up to Rovers (ages 18-26). It would be a rare Cub who could get beyond level 4 or 5.

This is one way in which parents can contribute to their child’s growth and development in Scouting. We’ll be letting you know about others as the year progresses.

Cubs First Aid Training (Nov 16th)

We will be meeting at the Parkallen School this week to learn First Aid.  Raksha will be instructing the Cubs on basic first aid and what to do in an emergency.  Cubs are reminded to bring a notebook to tonight's meeting.

Investiture Night (Nov 9)

Cubs will be meeting at the Parkallen School in full uniform this week as we will be investing our new members.  We will also be preparing for the Remembrance Day Parade on November 11th.

2016 Cub Halloween Party (Nov 2nd)

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Good Evening Cubs!

It is time for us to put on our best costume and have a fun and scary 24th Parkallen Halloween Party.

Our meeting will be at St. Basil's Cultural Centre  10819-71 Ave starting at 6:30 pm in the Pioneer Room.

Cub Swim (Oct 26th)

This week the Cubs will be showing off the skills they learned in Beavers by paddling around a pit filled with water.  Also, we will be testing Cub Aquatic Skills in the pool.

Join us at the Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre Pool (11000 Stadium Road, attached to the Commonwealth Stadium, home of the Edmonton Eskimos!!!!) starting at 6:30 PM. Please dress warm and bring change for the locker rental.

Cubs Annual Fall Nature Walk (Oct 12th)

Cubs will be meeting at the Parkallen School this week to take part in our annual Fall Nature Walk through the Parkallen Neighbourhood. We will be delivering flyers for our upcoming Bottle Drive / Food Bank Drive taking place on October 15th. Please dress in uniform and dress for the weather.

No Cubs Meeting This Week (Oct 5th)

We do not have a regular Cubs meeting this week.  We will be back at the Parkallen School on October 12th at our regular meeting time.