Requirement
3. Wounds with no external bleeding
Required Often forgotten
The biggest group in the badge: seventeen of them. For each, the symptoms and signs, the first aid, and how to prevent it.
Notes and warnings
Note. Seventeen conditions, and every one of them is required. There is no choice here. For each, the badge asks for three things: the symptoms and signs, the first aid, and how it is prevented. Prevention is the part most often skipped, and it is a third of the requirement.
What this is made of
- 3(a). Closed wounds
- 3(b). Thermal burns and scalds
- 3(c). Chemical burns
- 3(d). Electrical burns
- 3(e). Sunburn
- 3(f). Snow blindness
- 3(g). Cold injuries to the extremities
- 3(h). Abrasions
- 3(i). Blisters
- 3(j). Puncture wounds
- 3(k). Rash from poisonous plants
- 3(l). Bug bites
- 3(m). Bee stings
- 3(n). Spider bites
- 3(o). Scorpion sting
- 3(p). Bite of a pet, wild mammal or human
- 3(q). Venomous snake bite
Where this step comes from
- First Aid Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-01), Requirement 3 · Seventeen conditions, all required.