Re: #1(4) SCOUTS-L Digest - 7 Jun 1995 to 8 Jun 1995
Steven P. Elwart (SElwart@AOL.COM)
Mon, 12 Jun 1995 00:21:07 -0400
In a message dated 95-06-09 01:27:24 EDT, you write:
>Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 14:43:19 -0600
>From: Stan Hodge <STANH@MAIL.TDOC.TEXAS.GOV>
>Subject: Safety Experiences
>
>I have learned a great deal from the discussions of a couple of
>accidents
>posted here recently. I would like to have a session on Safety for
>one of
>my roundtables next year. I am soliciting your real life
>experiences.
>Perhaps other roundtable leaders would like them as well.
>
>Specifically I would like:
> 1) A description of what happened.
> 2) A discussion of what actions were taken by you or the troop.
> 3) What might you have done differently now that you have had
>time
>to think about it.
>
>A promise anonymity with what I use. Thanks.
>
>Stan Hodge
>Roundtable Commissioner
>Tejas District, Capital Area Council
>Austin, Texas
I have one for you:
I took the boys on a campout a few years ago on a leaders farm. He had been
burning some trees the weekend before and there was a pile of ashes close to
the campsite. (I was not aware that the pile was there.)
Two boys decided to walk through the ashes for fun and also started to kick
up the ashes with their feet. Beneath the layer of ashes were embers still
hot from the weekend before. When they were exposed to the air, they began
to get hot again. The hot embers fell in between the shoes one of the boys
was wearing and his ankles. The ankles on both his feet were burned with 2nd
degree burns.
I learned a tip from a nurse at the Oklahoma Burn Center and carry a can of
regular (NOT menthol) shaving cream for burns. The shaving cream is sterile,
keeps air and bacteria away from the burn, washes off easily in the emergency
room, and produces a cooling effect. After I got the shoes off and rinced
the feet with water, I applied the shaving cream and got the boy to the
emergency room.
If I had to do it over again, I would scout the area were we camping closer
and specifically ask about potential hazards in the area. One thing I think
I did right and would highly recommend is to carry a can of shaving cream in
your first aid kit.
Steve Elwart
Scoutmaster -- Troop 111
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
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