While

Camping

or

Hiking

, each Scout should take with them the

Basic Essentials

.  This includes a

Personal First Aid Kit

.  Your

Personal First Aid Kit

will be able to take care of minor injuries, blisters, and scrapes.  Your patrol will want to prepare

a larger one for the Troop to take care of illnesses and injuries.  All members of the Patrol should know where to quickly access the Troop First Aid Kit.  An old zip up camera case works great to hold all the items of your Personal First Aid Kit.  You can usually find one at the local thrift store for about $0.25.

The following should be included in your

Personal First Aid Kit

:

(Printable Version)

• 6 adhesive bandages
• 2 sterile, 3 X 3 inch gauze pads
• A small roll of adhesive tape
• A 3 X 6 inch piece of moleskin
• A small bar of soap or small bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizing gel
• A small tube of triple antibiotic ointment
• Scissors
• Disposable non-latex gloves
• CPR breathing barrier
• Pencil and Paper

An old camera case work great to hold all items for your

Personal First Aid Kit

.