[philmont] get all medical OK's before you go

What you want is for the kid (or adult) with potential medical issue to show
up, and have them say "Oh, we know all about you, no problem." I have taken
two kids to Philmont with medication controlled seizure disorders, as well
as an adult with a stent, and others with assorted lesser conditions. In
each case, Philmont was aware of that person's specific medical history
before they arrived, had verified with their physicians back home in
advance, and their medical check-in was trivial compared to everyone else.

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On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:18 PM, Troop 681 Kim P <troop681@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> We had 2 *smaller scouts *I called to get approval for before we left
> (underweight on the Philmont chart)
>
> I had also asked lots of questions about our *diabetic scout *before, His
> mother even called and talked to med staff --- but I never called
> "officially" about him, stating name, our trek etc.
>
> The med staff was a little concerned, upset when we got there. All turned
> out ok, just had to make a couple extra trips to medical check in. Luckly
> we had time to get it all taken care of. I thought I had taken care of it
> before we got to Philmont by asking lots of questions, getting great
> answers, but I never made that "OFFICIAL" call.
>
> lesson learned...........................
>
>
> Kim Pigorsch
> Philmont '99, '03, '07, '09
> Northern Tier '04
> Troop 681 Outdoor Chairmun (sic)
>
> www.troop681.com - troop website
> www.sdicbsa.org - Council Website
>
> San Diego, CA
>
>
>

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