[philmont] American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid (Philmont requirement)

For 2006, I was able to get 9 out of 12 crew members to complete ARC
Wilderness First Aid (recommended, but not required this year). We offered
the course to all, some weren't able to make it. We also hosted a few
family members and a couple of other Scouters.

Cost? $30 per person, part of the contingent fees.

How? We have a Scouter in our council, and First Aid is his thing. He does
Red Cross (and other 1st Aid) training for his costs, e.g., materials and
ARC "certificate" fees. For our course, I handled the logistics. We held
the course at our Scout office, not in a classroom at our local Red Cross
chapter.

I believe there is at least one Scouter in every area who is "into" First
Aid. Any Police/Fire Dept. Explorers? Help him/her to become an ARC WFA
instructor. You have created a valuable resource. I did it this year
because we were going to Philmont. I am considering working to offer the
course at least annually in our Council because of it's value to Scouting.
Just remember to conduct the course in the Spring; Red Cross volunteers
frequently have other commitments during hurricane season.

Neal Osborn
Philmont '76 and '06

On 8/11/06, Jeffrey W. Knoll <Jeffrey.Knoll@azwebhost.com> wrote:
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> As far as the planning guide goes, the "New" requirement is really just a
> change from "Standard First Aid" to "Wilderness First Aid". Just a few
> words different, but a major difference in requirements.
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> In the past we had -ALL- our crew members take First Aid and CPR. I
> realize
> you only needed one person, but the course was offered frequently enough
> and
> the cost was low enough. However with the change to WFA, I can't see how
> we
> can expect everyone to take WFA. The cost is considerably more ($100+ vs.
> $30?) and the two-day course with far far fewer offerings at distant
> locations will make it hard to schedule. So instead of having 12 people
> trained, we will likely have one, though that training will be more
> advanced.
>
> -- Jeff
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> '06 720-D2 Trek 21
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Received on Fri Aug 11 12:20:40 2006