alancar 10 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Just returned from Philmont last night. It sounded like they were setting a record for the number of medical emergencies at camp this year. Hope all the scouts are on the mend get back on the trail or home save. Great time at Philmont pray for rain.... Link to post Share on other sites
Oak Tree 15 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Good luck to all. Thanks for the report. What kinds of medical emergencies did you hear about? Link to post Share on other sites
alancar 10 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 One boy who had a prior back injury that seized up on him and his crew sat with him for 26 hrs before they could have him extracted. Extraction crew of rangers was amazing. Different colored straps over their shoulders so they would say red side up or black side over and a cool litter with a giant dune buggy tire under it that they put together after carrying in 5 pieces. They even went by the camps and did a wellness check on the crews and explained how to act as the injured hiker passed by. The rest were the preventable cant go on and dehydration. Huge difference between Crews that had backpacked 6 or more times together before Philmont and those that didnt for successful treks... Link to post Share on other sites
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