BROKEN LEG RESCUE EVENT

Equipment 
(to be furnished by the club)
  • 2 – wooden poles or sticks (approximately 7’- 8’ long, 1 ½” diameter)
  • 1 blanket
  • 4 triangular bandages
  • 1 flat splint board – approximately ¾” x 3 ½” x 30” long
Team
Five (5) Pathfinders
One will be injured person to be carried on the stretcher. The other four (4) members will splint the broken leg, assemble the stretcher, and carry the injured person.
(Note: the injured person must be a Pathfinder, grades 5-12.)
Procedure      
Victim will be lying on the ground with two wooden poles lying nearby at the Action Line, which will be approx. 40 feet from the Start/Finish Line. At the starting signal, 4 members will run to the injured person, carrying the blanket, unfolded bandages, and splint board. They will splint the victim’s leg (one splint board on outside of leg only), make a stretcher, place the victim on the stretcher and carry the victim back across the Start/Finish Line. 

Important Note - The victim’s leg must be splinted correctly using four bandages, folded correctly (fold a triangular bandage into necktie shape, 2” wide--do not roll), two bandages above the knee and two bandages below the knee. Bandages must be snug. Type of knot is optional. Victim will be lifted by all four members “first aide style”, four on one side or two on each side of the victim, and placed on the stretcher.

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Scoring
Score will be the total time elapsed time from the starting signal until the end of the stretcher and the 5-member team is completely across the finish line.

Penalties
  • Improperly folded bandages--10 seconds each bandage
  • Improper lifting--20 seconds
  • Dropping the victim at any time--TEAM DISQUALIFIED