[philmont] Wilderness First Aid

I am a crew advisor and also a Scoutmaster. My Troop has had Scouts go to
Philmont in past years, prior to this WFA requirement.
My Troop is sending 2 crews to Philmont this year. We have two "medical
professionals" in our crews. One is a MD and the other is a EMT/paramedic
and an Eagle Scout. One of my fellow advisors spoke with Philmont medical
staff and asked them about the WFA requirement. We were told, that both
our professionals needed to take additional training. The MD, we have
already took a WFA course, through Adirondack Mountain Club. Our
EMT/paramedic has to "upgrade" some of his training.

It is my understanding that, even though a person is a medical professional,
the acceptence by Philmont depends upon their specific professional
experience.
Best to call Philmont direct if unsure.
Personally, I would want the EMT/paramedic/Eagle Scout with me.

Bill Reddan
Scoutmaster/Philmont advisor.....a good old Owl
Troop 9 West Caldwell, NJ

>From: "kirk maes" <kirkmaes@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: [philmont] Wilderness First Aid
>Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:24:32 -0500
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>I called Betty at philmont office in NM and she told me directly that I was
>exempt. I am going to take the class anyway and have arranged to become an
>instructer. then I plan to teach the course to the members of my crew in 2
>hour increments over several weeks to make the experience a bit easier for
>the teenagers ( and other non medical adults)
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>kirk maes.
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>On 3/6/08, David & Kristy Barkdull <dkbarkdull@charter.net> wrote:
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> > What is the source of your statement "only Physicians are exempt". This
> > is the first I've heard of this. IF this is true this would be a great
> > relief to us because we have several physicians going with us.
> >
> > Thanks, Dave
> >
> > kirk maes wrote:
> > > Don't forget that there is a new requirement this year for Wilderness
> > > First Aid. At least one (if not more) crew members needs to take the
> > > course and be wilderness first aid certified. This is a 16 hour course
> > > that you can usually get through your local American Red Cross
> > > Chapter. As far as I know only Physicians are exempt. Nurses, EMTs,
> > > Paramedics and Fireman are still on the hook despite their experience.
> > >
> > > Kirk Maes, MD
> > > (taking the course in April despite my potential exempt status)
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Received on Fri Mar 7 05:54:20 2008