From: David W. Lyons (davelyons@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb 21 2002 - 20:30:46 CST
Be sure to read your March-April Scouting Magazine. There's a statistic in
there that each of you will absolutely want to share with your crew. On page
26, in an article about Wilderness First Aid, it says: Simply stressing, for
example, that Scouts drink water regularly on hikes can help keep them in
good physical and mental condition throughout their camping adventure. "One
of our doctors studied this phenomenon at Philmont, " Bates explained.
"Virtually everyone who came into the health lodge had dehydration to one
degree or another, even if the problem ostensibly was a sprained ankle." By
encouraging your hikers to drink every 20 minutes-or, better yet, by
modeling the behavior yourself-stumbling, falling, and poor decision making
are much less likely to happen.
Remember to wish Lord Baden-Powell Happy Birthday this Friday - February
22!!!!
Happy Trekking
Dave Lyons
I used to be a Bob White NE-IV-65 and a staffer NE-IV-80
Philmont treks - 1997 727P, 2000 729M-6, 2002 707D-6
PTC - 1991, 1994, 1999, 2001 (twice - 1 - Summer, 1 - Fall)
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