From: Michael Anderson (michael.anderson@nara.gov)
Date: Fri Aug 02 2002 - 07:17:37 CDT
I agree with you John. It's foolhardy to assume you are okay having only one crew member certified. On our trek, both I and another advisor had first aid and CPR certification. The other advisor had high blood pressure at the beginning of the trek and was not allowed to join us for 2 days. It was a good thing I had my certification!
Mike Anderson
Severna Park, MD
2002 Philmont Expedition 718-A-2
Trek 24-NFM-2
>>> Johnlebl@aol.com 08/02/02 03:00AM >>>
In a message dated 08/01/2002 11:40:22 AM Central Daylight Time,
marty@wavemark.com writes:
> They require at least one advisor (maybe it can be any crew member -
> i.e. a youth?) be first aid certified, and at least one be CPR
> certified. They'd prefer two of each. Red Cross and Medic First Aid,
> among others, were satisfactory certifications. Here in
> Massachusetts, RN's needed to get recertified every two years
> profesionally, and that process makes them first aid certified. A
> similar recertification may cover the podiatrist.
>
> The certification that caught us unaware was that all adults, not just
> the one advisor, needed Youth Protection training.
>
Read the fine print and read it correctly and don't interpret it.
What the PhilPolicy reads is not what is posted above but reads "one person,
preferable two, must be certified in first aid AND CPR" It does not say one
person in each. That one person has to be certified in BOTH first aid and
CPR. They can be either adult or youth. Philmont policy states "preferably
two" also.
Be careful here. Our crew had one youth certified. The lead advisor so no
reason to certify any more. I did. Good thing I recertified. That "one
person" was a youth with asthma and had to drop out at the last mintue. Had
I not recertified, the crew would have been inelligible to go on trek.
If I had it my way, before an advisor could accept the postition as lead
advisor they must be certified in outh protection and first aid and CPR. NO
exceptions. I mean if you can't lead by example, how can you lead at all?
John LeBlanc
Eagle Class of 1959
Phirst Phil Ptrek 1959
PhilTrek 2002 630H2 Trek 16
My latest adventure was yesterday,
Today is not over yet!
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