Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
Released in 2011 and is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Junior page has information on when all badges were released. Image changed in 2024. (See Retired Information.)
What is this badge about?
Learn Check-Call-Care, make a small first aid kit, and find out how help someone who is sick or injured.
Choose your own activities!
Activity List(Not Available Yet)
Our Summary* of requirements:
- Make (poster, skit, OR video) something to explain Check-Call-Care and share it (post it, perform it, OR show it) with others (friends/family, school, OR public library).
- Find out what you can do to help someone who is sick or injured until professionals arrive by talking to a first responder (EMT, Firefighter, OR tour emergency room/hospital/urgent care).
- Make a small first kit that you can use away from home (for backpack, in car glove box, sports locker, OR relative’s home) to deal with injuries that might happen on a hike, bike ride, or on your way to school.
- Learn about anaphylaxis, asthma attacks, choking, and diabetic emergencies (talk to medical professional, research and make poster, OR tour emergency room/hospital/urgent care).
- Find out how to care for people who have common illnesses such as a cold, a fever, or the flu and how to keep yourself safe while doing so (role-play, visit medical clinic, OR interview people and make a list).
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?
- Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley) – Original: Mtg 1 and Mtg 2
Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links
Meeting Plans
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- Meeting Plan at Earn Junior Girl Scout Badges Blog
- Virtual Meeting Plan w/Video from GSHPA – Archived Copy of PDF
- Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley) – Original: Mtg 1 and Mtg 2
- Slideshow PDF from GSEP – Archived Copy of PDF
- Slideshow PDF (Part 1 and Part 2) from GSWNY – Archived Copy of PDF1 and PDF2
- Buy Activity Booklet from Leader Connecting Leaders
Other Resources
- (Not Available Yet)
See the Activity List – choose your own activities! - Info webpage at Girl Scout Wiki
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- View Booklet Online
What is a good way to earn the badge at home?
- Archived Copy of PDF from GSKSMO Virtual – Original Link
Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans
At Home Plans
- Archived Copy of PDF from GSKSMO Virtual – Original Link
- At Home Plan w/video from GSofCT – Archived Copy of PDF
- Archived Copy of PDF from GSSEF – Original Link
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GSUSA Information and Details
Five steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Learn the first steps to take in an emergency
- Talk to first responders
- Make a portable first-aid kit
- Find out how to handle urgent first-aid issues
- Know how to take care of someone who’s sick
Click to Expand → GSUSA Official Resources
- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet (View Online)
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- GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for 2 Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders
- Mtg 1: Check-Call-Care (Poster, Skit, OR Video), AND Emergency Care (Research, Poster, OR Tour)
- Mtg 2: Health Care Professional (EMT, Firefighter, ER, Hospital, or Urgent Care), First Aid Kit (Backpack, Car, OR Away From Home), AND Illness (Learn, Clinic Visit, OR Interview)
- Check-Call-Care by GSUSA
- Starter List for Your First Aid Kit by GSUSA
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the Healthy Living Themed Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.
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Retired Information
Original 2011 Image:
When image changed in 2024, the Requirements stayed the same.
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Scouts
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