[philmont] Amer. Red Cross v Amer. Heart Assoc

Karen Kelly wrote:

"Does anyone know why CPR certification is only accepted from the American
Red Cross, as opposed to the training with the American Heart Association?
I've been through both programs and can't see a difference."

It seems that you might have some mis-information. From page 3 of the 2008
Council Unit Planning Guide (the AHA is listed):

FIRST AID AND CPR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED (Note - NEW REQUIREMENT - 2008)
Philmont requires that at least one person, preferably two, (either an
advisor or a youth participant) in each crew be currently certified in
American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid or the equivalent* and CPR from the
American Heart Association, the American Red Cross or the equivalent. The
American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid is a sixteen hour course designed to
help in situations when help is not readily available. Several hours may be
required for Philmont staff to reach a remote backcountry location after a
message is delivered to the nearest staffed camp. First aid and CPR training
will result in proper and prompt attention being given to injuries and/or
illnesses. You must present current certification cards upon check in to
verify this requirement.

*Equivalent training can be obtained from the following organizations:
Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) www.wildmed.com; Stonehealth Open
Learning Opportunities (SOLO) www.soloschools.com/wfa.html; National Outdoor
Leadership School (WMI) www.nols.edu/wmi/; National Safety Council (NSC)
www.nsc.org; Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) <http://www.wms.org>
www.wms.org; Wilderness Medicine Training Center www.wildmedcenter.com;
Wilderness Safety Council <http://www.wfa.net> www.wfa.net; American Safety
& Health Institute www.ashinstitute.org

Jeff Lukens

ASM, Troop 5, Middlebury, CT

Connecticut Rivers Council
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jeff@ <mailto:jeff@troop5middlebury.org> troop5middlebury.org

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Received on Wed May 7 16:11:34 2008