Sources

All text in this handbook is our own wording. We copied no passages; these organisations' public guidance informed the content.

Handbook structure

• World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM): Youth Programme and the Scout Method. https://www.scout.org/
• World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS): non-formal education and badge approach. https://www.wagggs.org/
• Scouts BSA Wilderness Survival merit badge (badge-step style). https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/wilderness-survival/

Water and hygiene (Ch. 1, 6)

• WHO, Household water treatment and safe storage following emergencies and disasters. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/documents/publications/household-water-treatment-and-safe-storage-following-emergencies-and-disasters.pdf
• WHO technical note 5, Emergency treatment of drinking water at the point of use. https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/wash-documents/who-tn-05-emergency-treatment-of-drinking-water-at-the-point-of-use.pdf
• CDC, Household water treatment. https://www.cdc.gov/global-water-sanitation-hygiene/about/about-household-water-treatment.html
• SODIS (Eawag). https://www.sodis.ch/
• UNICEF WASH. https://www.unicef.org/wash

Health and first aid (Ch. 2)

• IFRC, International First Aid, Resuscitation and Education Guidelines. https://www.ifrc.org/document/international-first-aid-resuscitation-and-education-guidelines
• WHO/UNICEF, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (danger signs). https://www.who.int/teams/maternal-newborn-child-adolescent-health-and-ageing/child-health/integrated-management-of-childhood-illness
• WHO, Malaria fact sheet (treated nets). https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria
• WHO, Burns fact sheet. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/burns

Family and child protection (Ch. 3, 7)

• American Red Cross, Make a Plan. https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/make-a-plan.html
• Ready.gov Kids. https://www.ready.gov/kids
• ICRC, Restoring Family Links. https://www.icrc.org/en/what-we-do/restoring-family-links
• UNICEF, Child protection. https://www.unicef.org/protection
• UNICEF Parenting, How to talk to your children about conflict and war. https://www.unicef.org/parenting/how-talk-your-children-about-conflict-and-war
• IFRC Psychosocial Centre. https://pscentre.org/

Danger awareness (Ch. 4, 8)

• UNMAS. https://www.unmas.org/en
• IMAS 12.10, Explosive Ordnance Risk Education. https://www.mineactionstandards.org/
• Series internal check: Spin_Offs/Mine_Risk_Check.md

Shelter, warmth and food (Ch. 5, 6)

• UNHCR Emergency Handbook (shelter, food, WASH). https://emergency.unhcr.org/
• WHO, Five Keys to Safer Food. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241594639
• WFP, Food assistance. https://www.wfp.org/food-assistance
• Sphere Handbook. https://spherestandards.org/handbook/

Added for Chapters 11–15 and the gap-audit additions

• WHO fact sheets: drowning https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drowning · snakebite https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/snakebite-envenoming · rabies https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rabies · cholera https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cholera · measles https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/measles · diarrhoeal disease https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diarrhoeal-disease · pneumonia https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/pneumonia · infant and young child feeding https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/infant-and-young-child-feeding · heat and health https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-heat-and-health · road traffic injuries https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/road-traffic-injuries · dengue https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-dengue · child maltreatment https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/child-maltreatment
• WHO / War Trauma Foundation / World Vision, Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241548205
• UNICEF: sexual violence against children https://www.unicef.org/protection/sexual-violence-against-children · children recruited by armed forces https://www.unicef.org/protection/children-recruited-by-armed-forces · migrant and displaced children https://www.unicef.org/migrant-refugee-internally-displaced-children · end violence https://www.unicef.org/end-violence · education in emergencies https://www.unicef.org/education/emergencies · disabilities https://www.unicef.org/disabilities · immunization https://www.unicef.org/immunization · early childhood development https://www.unicef.org/early-childhood-development · nutrition https://www.unicef.org/nutrition
• UNFPA, Menstruation FAQ. https://www.unfpa.org/menstruationfaq
• Save the Children: emergency response https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/emergency-response · Resource Centre https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/
• IFRC first aid. https://www.ifrc.org/our-work/health-and-care/first-aid
• Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, Child Protection Minimum Standards. https://alliancecpha.org/en/CPMS_home
• IMAS 12.10, Explosive Ordnance Risk Education. https://www.mineactionstandards.org/standards/12-10/ · ICRC weapon contamination https://www.icrc.org/en/what-we-do/weapon-contamination
• INEE Minimum Standards. https://inee.org/minimum-standards
• Ready.gov: earthquakes https://www.ready.gov/earthquakes · floods https://www.ready.gov/floods · home fires https://www.ready.gov/home-fires · heat https://www.ready.gov/heat · winter weather https://www.ready.gov/winter-weather · hurricanes https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes · tornadoes https://www.ready.gov/tornadoes · tsunamis https://www.ready.gov/tsunamis · wildfires https://www.ready.gov/wildfires · landslides https://www.ready.gov/landslides-debris-flow · severe weather https://www.ready.gov/severe-weather · disability https://www.ready.gov/disability
• Find A Helpline. https://findahelpline.com/

Ranger First Aid (Chapter 13, ages 11+)

• IFRC, International First Aid, Resuscitation and Education Guidelines 2020. https://www.ifrc.org/document/international-first-aid-resuscitation-and-education-guidelines
• American Red Cross, Learn First Aid. https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/resources/learn-first-aid · CPR steps https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/cpr/performing-cpr/cpr-steps
• British Red Cross, First aid. https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid · First aid for babies and children https://www.redcross.org.uk/first-aid/learn-first-aid-for-babies-and-children
• American Heart Association, Hands-Only CPR. https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/hands-only-cpr · CPR & ECC Guidelines https://cpr.heart.org/en/resuscitation-science/cpr-and-ecc-guidelines
• Resuscitation Council UK, public resources. https://www.resus.org.uk/public-resource
• Stop the Bleed (bleeding-control training). https://www.stopthebleed.org/
• NHS, First aid. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/first-aid/
• WHO fact sheets: snakebite, rabies, burns (listed above) Checked Oct 21, 2026 (curl -L): all 200 except the IFRC guidelines and the two cpr.heart.org pages (403 to curl). The AHA Hands-Only page was confirmed live by a web fetch, and the IFRC page earlier today. One candidate, redcross.org.uk/first-aid/learn-first-aid-for-adults, returned 404 and was left out.

Second link check, Oct 21, 2026 (curl -L, 48 URLs): 45 returned 200. Three returned 403 to curl (spherestandards.org, ifrc.org/first-aid and alliancecpha.org/CPMS); super bot's audit confirmed these with a web fetch the same day.

Links checked Oct 21, 2026: all 24 URLs in the handbook were checked with curl -L, and all are live. Three blocked curl with a 403 (spherestandards.org, cdc.gov, ifrc.org) and were confirmed live with a second fetch. www.unmas.org/en redirects (301) to unmas.org/en, which loads. mineactionstandards.org timed out once and loaded on retry. No links needed replacing.