Boy Scout Tenderfoot Requirement 12b

Show first aid for the following:
Simple cuts and scrapes
Blisters on the hand and foot
Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first degree)
Bites and stings of insects and ticks
Venomous snakebite
Nosebleed
Frostbite and sunburn

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