BrentAllen

nld, Add in the fact that the victim apparently had very little to eat (1 granola/fruit/energy bar) over that time period. He was carrying much more. No food, lots of water - starts to sound like hyponatremia, or some other underlying issue with the boy. That was a long time on the trail for 15 miles.

Beavah turned the question into a legal issue, which is one side of it. But what if Tom now gets stung (turns out there was a nest, not just one bee/wasp/yellow jacket), and you just used his one and only Epi-pen on Bill? Now what? The text book answer is you only administer the Epi-pen to the person it is prescribed for. You check to make sure it hasn't expired and, if you can see the medication, that the fluid is clear, not cloudy. If expired or cloudy liquid, do not administer. Text book answer. Reality, hopefully Tom has more than one Epi-pen or he has a Twinject, and you do

RememberSchiff, You are correct, there is no reciprocity between SOLO and ARC regarding their WFA courses. Also know that there is no prerequisite to take any WFA course in order to be able to take SOLO AWFA. ARC has partnered with the BSA to teach our target market, Scouters. There will probably be other volunteer-based organizations that follow our lead. Sorry to hear your experience has been sub-par.

We cover Epi-pens in WRFA and even have demonstration pens for participants to practice with. We usually have a scenario involving them, as well. The question comes up, if, out on a trip, you had a Scout (Bill) get stung and goes into anaphylactic shock who did not have an Epi-pen, and there was another Scout (Tom) on the trip who had a pen, would you take the pen from Tom and use it on Bill who was going into shock? I'll come back later and post our staff answer. What would you do?

Beavah, The ARC Course is identical to SOLO in regard to time (16 hours) and testing, yet you put the SOLO course on a pedestal and poo-poo ARC. What gives? Sure, I'm not an EMT but we aren't teaching skills requiring EMT knowledge. A Troop isn't likely to have an EMT on their trip, nor the equipment an EMT would have. The really nice thing the ARC WRFA offers that SOLO can't is the experience of dealing with a Boy Scout Troop. We have a pretty good idea of the equipment a Troop will have on a trip, including their First Aid equipment. We have a pretty good idea of the age of the parti

I'd have absolutely no problem telling a Scout he can't attend, if I didn't think he was up to it. We have a 4 day, 3-night backpacking trip to Cumberland Island coming up next month. I told Scouts last year that to be able to attend, they had to go on some of our other weekend backpacking trips. Their first backpacking trip with the Troop WILL NOT be a 4-day, 3-nighter on an island. Weight would be the same issue. Skills, weight, proper equipment - any of those issues could keep a Scout off a trip. Moose - we do weigh-ins on all our backpacking trips, both Scouts and adults (we have

I think that is why ARC has teamed up with the BSA. The large majority of our instructors are experienced SMs and ASMs. Time around the campfire with other instructors usually involves tales from many High Adventure trips. At age 47 with 3 years as SM and 2 HA trips under my belt, I think there's only one instructor "younger" than me in terms of age and experience on BSA trips, and he has a lot of experience in Ski Patrol. I got to be his guinnea pig when he demonstrated an improvised leg traction splint for a broken femur. Yeah, that was fun. He knew his stuff!

Beavah, From the Instructor's Manual: Certification Requirements Red Cross certification means that on a particular date an instructor verified that a course participant could: * Demonstrate competency in each required skill taught in a course. Competency is defined as being able to perform each skill to meet the objective without guidance. * If the written exam is required, pass the final written exam with a minimum grade of 80 percent. If the final written exam has more than one section, a minimum grade of 80 percent must be achieved on each section. Achieving course c

Scratch that - the new ARC WFA course certification is two years, like the SOLO course. ARC was three years.(This message has been edited by BrentAllen)

Beav, The ARC Course changed names and text last year, it is now the Wilderness and Remote First Aid Course. The new Student text and Instructor manuals are much, much better. The previous Student Guide was 8.5 x 11 black and white booklet, 57 pages. We also used the Mountaineering First Aid book - a good text. One of the big problems with the old course was it jumped back and forth between the two books, often causing a lot of confusion with the students. The new text is refered to as an "Emergency Reference Guide", 6.5 x 9.5, color book similar to other ARC books, 111 pages.

$1,000,000 liability umbrella policy. Yes, I have one. No, they are not very expensive, depending on what coverage you already have. Mine cost less than $200 per year. I added it mainly because my son is approaching driving age. Edited to add, get as many of your leaders trained in Wilderness and Remote First Aid (notice the name change). We learned last night at our Council Summer Camp Kick-Off meeting that the course will be offered during Summer Camp at Woodruff. I don't know who is going to staff it. Don't just settle for one leader in the unit getting trained.(This message has

A quick weather history search for both Everglades City and Copeland, FL show the high for May 9, 2009 at 89.5 F. Humidity was very high, at 96% which is what I would expect. Some things in the complaint are ridiculous, IMO - they didn't have proper communication devices? If the complaint is correct (and it doesn't appear to be, looking at the temperature claim) and they stopped for 1 1/2 hours before calling for help and the Scout was continually getting worse, that is surprising. As others have said, lots of unanswered questions.

The best tip I can give you is watch Ebay for a while to get familiar with the prices, and then wait to buy until June. When I bought mine in the summer, I think I got it for $38, it is in great shape. Prices were much higher during the cold weather. Nobody wants to think about wool when it's 95 degrees outside, so you should see fewer bidders and lower prices. Mine is a size 44, and I wear a 44 coat. It is a little big, which is fine with me. This jacket is an older version, 100% Wool. There is another small tag in the neckline, with the number 553 on it. I believe newer vers

I'd start with getting them a copy of "The Chartered Organization Representative" #33118D from the Scout Shop. It is around a dozen pages and does a very good job of explaining how the COR interacts with the organization, unit, district and council. I'm hoping it is still in print.

8 out of 20 - that was tough, but fun! Thanks for posting!

gjjennell, Welcome! I'm in the same boat, sworn in as the new District Commissioner in November. Our RT program has been hurting, partly because it was held on Tuesday nights, when several of our units (mine included) met. So, first thing I did was move it to Thursday. Second, I brought on a very charismatic Scouter for Boy Scout RT Commissioner. Luckily, he said yes, because I really didn't have a plan B. I am working with him to come up with an agenda for each monthly meeting and advertise. Get some emails out early to generate some excitement. We want to make sure the program

He was one man I truly would liked to have met and shaken his hand. Ambrose's statements at the end of the piece certainly apply to me: Ambrose, the author of Band of Brothers, said in a 2001 BBC interview that he hopes young people say. I want to be like Dick Winters. Not necessarily as soldiers, but as that kind of leader, that kind of man, with basic honesty and virtue and an understanding of the difference between right and wrong, Ambrose said.

There is one church in the neighboring district that charters 2 Packs (143, 2143), 3 Troops (143, 2143, 3143) and 1 Crew (43). Yep, nobody is going to say anything about wearing unit numbers above your COR patch. It is up to each of us to determine if we want to wear the uniform correctly and completely.

In the Insignia Guide, the COR patch is shown on page 39, with the description "Chartered Organization Representative, council Scouter." This follows the position description and diagram on page 38 for the Universal and Nonunit Insignia, which does not include unit numbers.. The BSA considers CORs to be council Scouters, not Unit Scouters.

Well, I'm still missing something. Are we talking about the DAM or Silver Beaver? Is that what this is all about? I can't think of any "reward" or perk or anything that national or council can offer. What am I missing?

I guess I am missing something. The only member of our committee who wears a uniform is our CC, and he camps as much as I do. He's been on our Northern Tier and Sea Base trips. None of that has anything to do with his job as CC. He could never go camping, and still be a great CC. "National rewards well those who don't go outdoors and don't work with youth." How? Exactly. What is their reward? Examples?

Troop Committee: COR CC Secretary Treasurer Advancement Coordinator Training Coordinator Membership Chair I fail to see how filling those positions with an "outdoor" person is going to change the program. Seems like we have many threads here complaining about having too many adults on campouts. These folks are already supporting the Troop's outdoor program, by doing their job. They deal with the business side of the Troop, not the program side. District Committee: DC Chair Training Chair Advancement Chair Finance Chair Membership Chair Ditto the statem

Sorry, but I disagree. We need district and council Scouters, to do what they do. Conduct training, provide Roundtable, help with recharter, oversee council properties, etc. Our district committee has several members who are retired, in their 60's or better, and they find areas where they can serve. They don't go on high adventure trips or many camping trips, but they don't need to. Camping is handled at the Troop level. The district serves the units by providing support - training, RT, etc. District volunteers don't need to go camping to serve units. They can help a unit recruit addit

I still prefer Haley Barbour. Obama is going to have a difficult run in 2012, no matter who he is up against. The electoral college will be different, and not in his favor. According to exit polls, Obama has lost much of the white vote, and it isn't coming back. White Flight http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/in-2012-obama-may-need-a-new-coalition-20110105?page=1 Excerpt: By any standard, white voters rejection of Democrats in Novembers elections was daunting and even historic. Fully 60 percent of whites nationwide backed Republican candidates for the House of Repres

I played baseball every year from pee-wee up to high school, and loved every minute of it. I played city, county and/or church league basketball from 5th grade up through high school. Ran track in high school, 880, mile, 2-mile. Probably not considered a sport, but required the same, if not more, time - played trumpet from 6th grade thru high school, including marching band. Still had time for nearly every camping trip and meeting in the Troop (my father was CC for the Troop). Dad burned a lot of gas getting me to games and campouts on the same weekend.