Task · part of 1. Hazards and first aid, including two injuries that only rope causes
1(b). First aid for the pioneering list, falls included
Required Often forgotten
Rope splinters, rope burns, cuts, scratches, insect bites and stings, hypothermia, dehydration, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, sunburn, and falls. The first two and the last are what this badge adds to the usual list.
Notes and warnings
Note. Rope splinters, rope burns and falls are on this first-aid list and on no other badge in this library. A hazard discussion carried over from another outdoor badge does not cover them.
Where this step comes from
- Pioneering Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 1(b)