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As I am from this area I have had more than my share of ticks and (luckily) have not gotten lime disease/Borrelia burgdorferi (sorry, I graduated in microbiology...not meant to be dorky) but am very well aware of how bad it can be. As a commissioner I found that homesickness is an endemic of scout camp made only worse by the advent of cell phone usage mixed with parents who demand that their child carry, but that is a whole other thread. I have found that the cure for this is to make oneself as available as possible...often times the child just needs a friend or someone who will listen and p

I am in fact an EMT-B. My questions were more directed at gathering information rathering that appearing incompetent. I know how others do things in their camps, at least those that I have been a part of, but I was not sure as to what was the most up to date information and I really did not want to go into camp unprepared as I am currently traveling in Europe and will be driving straight from the airport to the camp. Mainly, I wanted to make sure that my knowledge base was at par with expectation before arrival as there is little support or doctrine available for transition from program sta

Thank you to all who posted. Unlike other jobs in camp, the role of the Health Officer has been very mysterious, at least from my perspective. As a previous Head Commissioner (w/Camp School) I actually have a copy of the 2003 Req's for camp and I had assumed that barring some great catastrophe/revision they had not changed. I'm a little rusty on my EMT stuff, but like all protocols, its riding a bike. A few hours in front of the books and a list of standing orders should be all I need as a refresher. Again, appreciate the advice.

So this is my first post on this site and I need a little advice. I have accepted a position as a Camp Medic for this coming summer (i.e. 2 weeks from yesterday). I have been looking online for some kind of a guide to being the camp medic. My experience with scouting as a youth is pretty extensive and I have worked on staff in Waterfront (Sailing Instructor), Nature (Director), and Camp Commissioner. I have assisted the medic several times in the past but I have just recently graduated from college and have taken a brief (one year) but complete hiatus from scouting in order to finish my co

I arrive in richmond on the 20th of June to start as the Camp Medic at T. Brady Saunders. Kinda noticed this list was Virginia oriented so I thought I would share.