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94 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA jury from electricity and lightning. Prevention. Practice work. . Common emergencies — as drowning, cramp, diarrhea, con- stipation, vomiting, hiccough, nervous attack. Practice work. Emergency supplies. . Croup, neuralgia in face, toothache, earache, styes, chil- blains. Emergency supplies. Practice work. . Vocational accidents. Special attention given the more common injuries of men forming the majority of the class — as accidents peculiar to men in shop and factory, to those in rail- road service, in the mine, on the farm, in business, etc. Preven- tion of accidents. Practice work. . Injuries of indoor and outdoor sports — gymnasium, base- ball, football, boating, swimming, shooting, fishing, etc. Pre- vention. Much practice. . Transportation of the wounded, injured, and sick. Much practice. Suggestions* In the majority of cases the best work is found when : . The leader or instructor is an active, successful physi- cian, the physical director, or some other similarly trained per- son. . Ten or fifteen sessions of the group or class have been held — one per week for ten or fifteen weeks, or two per week for six or eight weeks, or if in camp or summer school, one session per day for ten or fifteen days. . The course involves talks, demonstrations, and quizzes by the leader, and much of both written and practice work by students. Each session should involve some practice in bandaging; reduc- ing fractures, dislocations; dressing burns, wounds; severed arteries ; treatment for drowning, epilepsy, etc. . Any textbook may be used. The new textbook prepared by the American National Red Cross, with particular reference to the above course, is recommended. Price 30c. While de- sirable for each student to have a text, yet one book is often used among several students. . The American National Red Cross attaches much emphasis — (a) to practice or demonstration work of the student in both the course of study and the examination, (b) to preventive meas-