First Aid Quiz - 1911 Version

OK, every year I operate a first aid meet for the local scout district. It involves writing five first aid scenarios, various questions and bonus questions. This year I added a trivia section coinciding with the 100th anniversary of Scouting.

I am willing to share as long as no one tells a scout.

All the trivia questions are multiple choice. Feel free to guess.

1. According to the 1911 scout handbook, which are proper ways to stop a runaway horse and buggy (safety and first aide were combined)?
a. Throw rocks at the horse's head
b. Stand in front of the horse's path and wave arms vigorously
c. Run next to the horse with your hand on the shaft, grab the reigns and pull towards you.
d. Turn the horse toward a wall or a house and they will likely stop

2. Identify what steps you should take for an object in the eye that were included in the 1911 handbook but no longer included in current instructions.
a. Use a toothpick or the tip of a knife to gently scrape the object out
b. Hold the victim's opposite nostril closed and have them blow vigorously as if sneezing
c. Use a drop of Castor oil to soothe the eye after the object was removed
d. Hold the victim upside down and shake, letting gravity dislodge the offending object

3. Can you identify which of the following instructions or items about heatstroke were included in the the 1911 handbook?
a. Sunstroke and not heatstroke was mentioned
b. Prevent heatstroke by wearing leaves under your hat
c. In severe cases encourage the cooling aspects of arterial circulation by applying leeches to the extremities
d. Reduce body temperature by burying the victim up to their neck in cool dirt such as peat, mud or sand near the waterline.

4. Please identify the two treatments for shock that were included in the 1911 handbook but seem to be missing in the current edition:
a. Stimulate the victim by pressing sharp objects against the sensitive regions of the feet
b. Have the victim drink hot coffee or tea or a mixture of aromatic spirits of ammonia and water.
c. Slap the victim vigorously on the cheek, avoiding the eye socket, to divert their immediate attention and to elicit a clarity of the mind.

5. Identify which of the following were required to earn the first aid merit badge according to the 1911 Boy Scout Handbook:
a. Demonstrate the Sylvester and Schaefer methods of resuscitation
b. Carry a person down a ladder
c. Treat mangling injury of the leg without severe hemorrhage.
d. Show treatment for bite of finger by mad dog
e. Demonstrate rescue of person in contact with electric wire
f. State the chief differences between carbolic poisoning and intoxication