Whats the worst that can happen?

Im glad you enjoyed it.

One of my 17 year old campers medical form forgot to mention that she had both auditory and visual hallucinations. What a joy that was. One night she was sent via ambulance to the ER (severe dehydration, she was unresponsive), when she returned the next AM she told me that she and her Mom had decided that she did not need to take her ADHD meds anymore. The two counselors (that accompanied her to the ER) neglected to hand her meds back over to me when they returned(I ended up finding them in the camp office), but of course I needed to confirm this with her Mom. So I called her Mom who said that there was never any kind of discussion about her daughter discontinuing her meds. So the Camper out and out lied to me!!!

Does anyone know if a "camp" loses accreditation if their campers have two many ER visits? I had several other situations where I felt the camper should have gone to the ER and the Director said "no."

Also, can a Camp Director take medical advice (over the phone) as to whether a camper should be taken to the ER???????????? Well mine did, it was the craziest thing.

The thing of it was was that this camp was not cheap. In fact it was pretty expensive. I would have thought that they would not hesitate to go to the ER if I thought the camper needed to go. Which was one of the reasons I chose to apply there.

If I was the "top" medical person there and felt 911 was warranted, I would NOT hesitate to grab my cell and dial...

I was a counselor in a the cabin right next to where one of the worst incidents that I've seen, happened. (I worked 3 summers at that camp now). The girls were chasing each other around and the one girl ran toward the door which had glass windows. Her hand and arm when straight through the window. She had several severe cuts to her arm, I think I remember finding out that she ended up with 30 plus staples in her arm! I was extremely grateful that none of my campers ended up with serious injuries.

I think,from my personal experence,that one of the most dangerous things that can happen,althoug rare,is snake bite.
Snake bite on a kid is extreemly bad,they do not have the body mass to absorb the venom(this is true with black widow bites as well)Also,there is the possibility of A.S.,which can kill a kid in mere minuets,I know,it happened to me and fortunatly,I was only up the street from the hospital(less than 10 min.)but was circling the drain when I arived with a BP of 35/60 and respitory distress,all because I had a reaction to a componet in the venom,the bite itself while painful,was not very serious at all,as Cotton Mouth bites go any way.I would have the following at camp:
1. A bite protocol,this will give detailed info to EMT and ER docs as to what to do,meds,poison control and other numbers and they are species specific,You can get one emailed or down loaded from www.venomousreptiles.org You will be suprissed how little they know in the ER about snake bite,unless the attending is Dr. Shun Bush.
2.Find out about the species of venomous snakes that will be in the area,get pictures and again,the bite protocols.www.venomous reptiles.org.
3.know the latest snake bite first aid,NOT cutting and sucking,NOT the use of ice and constriction bands,see the web site.
4.have an epi-pen on hand,as a nurse,you know what to do with that.O2 wouldnt hurt either to help calm a frightened child
5. know that you DO NOT need to kill the snake for identification,you only risk getting bit again.In north america,if you have symptoms of envenomation,there is one brand of Anti Venom that is being used,Cro Fab,and it covers all noth american pit viper envenomations,the ER should have this,again,this info is in the bite protocols
6.know that snake bites are rare,and deaths from them even more rare,but boys will be boys and even a baby rattle snake can do a world of hurt to an adult,much less a kid
7.remember,"time is tissue" so dont waste time getting the victem to proper,knowlagable(bite protocol) help

Any way,hope you have a wonderful time at camp

What camp did you work at? It sounds like a camp in NY that I go to called Word of Life. But I would imagine you would have seen a few fractures and sprains there given all the activities that they do.