JaClasse

JaClasse has 27 years experience.

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1. Diabetes Issue

   JaClasse posted a topic in Camp

   I need a quick response on this one! We are a small private camp. Our sessions generally have about 90-130 campers and most are healthy. There is one nurse on duty 24/7. We have a 8 year old camper that is wanting to come to camp. She is diabetic and...

2. abrasions due to Ga Ga ball

   JaClasse replied to JaClasse's topic in Camp

   Thank you all for your responses. I think we got the problem solved (at least it is much improved). For the first 2 sessions, when we were seeing a lot of knuckle injuries, they were using a volleyball. They have since switched to a large rubber ball...

3. abrasions due to Ga Ga ball

   JaClasse replied to JaClasse's topic in Camp

   Thanks. I'm not sure how the game is played either. I do know that they want the ball to be able to bounce. And, I do know that the kids absolutely love it. It's one of the more popular activities at camp. Even after being injured, they go back for m...

4. abrasions due to Ga Ga ball

   JaClasse posted a topic in Camp

   Are any of you at camps that have "ga ga" ball as an acitivity? If so, are you seeing a lot of campers with scraped knuckles? Ours is played on cement and the younger campers frequently misjudge the distance of their hand to the pavement and are gett...

5. Health guidelines for admission to camp

   JaClasse replied to JaClasse's topic in Camp

   Thanks for the input. It is a privately-owned Christian camp with 7-8 sessions in the summer for grades 2-12. Campers pre-register online starting in January, but then update their registration when they arrive. Most are basically healthy kids. Some ...

6. Health guidelines for admission to camp

   JaClasse posted a topic in Camp

   I have been asked to help write specific health guidelines for entry into a camp session. We presently ask, at registration, whether the camper has had fever, diarrhea, vomiting or any contagious disease (including headlice) within the last 24 hours....

7. Meds at camp

   JaClasse replied to JaClasse's topic in Camp

   Thank you for your response. My understanding is that we do not fall under HIPAA since we do not collect 3rd party funds for health care. Regardless, I agree that confidentiality is an issue. Our health center is at quite a distance from the dining h...

8. Meds at camp

   JaClasse posted a topic in Camp

   Camp has started! We had 40 campers come in with medications this first week - most of these with multiple meds. We had 2 nurses doing the health registering of the total 130 campers. Registration was from 3:30-4:30PM with most arriving around 4:00 P...