Penn State student Howard Wu lay on the floor dehydrated, covered in fake blood and pretending to scream in pain.

Five Boy Scouts came to Wu's aid to administer treatment to his knee, injured in a biking accident.

This was just one of the hypothetical scenarios at Saturday's 2006 Nittany District First Aid Meet (FAM) at Mount Nittany Medical Center, where about 100 Boy Scouts teamed up with about 50 Penn State student volunteers to test their first-aid skills.

The Alpha Beta chapter of Alpha Phi Omega (APO), a national, coeducational service fraternity, hosted the event.

"The Scout motto is 'be prepared,' " Jim Beierlein, Nittany District chairman, said in a press release. "They are better prepared to live up to that motto, [and] doing it as a competition makes it fun, but it is fun with a serious purpose."

In a competition between all the troops, the boys participated in seven real-life scenarios and took a quiz on successfully giving the Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing.

The Boy Scouts, who were all part of the Nittany District of the Juniata Valley Council, received merit badges in first aid.

The troops with the most points in the end won and will go on to compete with troops from other districts.

"[FAM] motivates the boys to practice their first-aid skills," Philip Burlingame, APO adviser, said. "A competition like this could lead one of these boys to save someone's life one day."

Complete with makeup and animated attitudes that brought the practice scenarios to life, APO members played the victims.

APO members pretended to suffer from such injuries as dehydration, head wounds and broken limbs, and the Boy Scouts, ranging from 11 to 17 years of age, had to diagnose and treat them under the supervision of a judge.

The fraternity members have planned and organized this event for the past four years, Burlingame said.

FAM co-chairwoman Beth Tirio said she loved coordinating such an event, despite her busy student schedule.

"It's really nice to give back to the community," Tirio said. "I've always been interested in service, and [FAM] gave me the opportunity to do a big service project that would make a big difference."

APO members were not the only volunteers at the event.

About 10 members from the service-based student organization the Council of Lion Hearts also attended.

"There is such a focus on sports and even philanthropy, with [the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon] on campus, but not so much service," Wu, a Lion Hearts member, said.

Wu said he enjoys helping out the youth in the community.

"My goal is to raise the profile of service on campus," he said.