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Requirement

1. First aid for a day in a field, and the local poisonous plants and animals

Required

Cuts, scratches, snake bite, insect stings, tick bites, heat- and cold-related reactions and dehydration, plus why a surveyor should be able to identify the poisonous plants and animals found in your area. This is requirement 1 because requirements 2 and 4 are hours outdoors.

Note. This is the first aid list of an outdoor badge, and it is here for a reason: requirements 2 and 4 are several hours standing in a field, usually in summer, often in long grass. The requirement also asks why a SURVEYOR in particular should be able to identify the poisonous plants and animals in your area. The answer is in where the work happens.

Where this step comes from

  1. Surveying Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 1

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