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1. Very High Fevers

   campmonkey replied to Alex Egan's topic in Camp

   We actually still haven't had a single case of fever this summer. A couple colds and many heat related headaches but otherwise it's been a pretty quiet summer. We did have very high fevers...

2. Standing Orders - URGENT!

   campmonkey replied to campmonkey's topic in Camp

   Thank you hotflashion. I sent you an email with my email adress if you want to send it my

3. Standing Orders - URGENT!

   campmonkey posted a topic in Camp

   Good morning! I am the sole health care provider at a camp in Maine, but I am not a nurse. For the last three years I have asked for Standing Orders but there has never been any. We got a surprise...

4. Hospital Transports

   campmonkey posted a topic in Camp

   Who is in charge of bringing your sick/injured campers to the ED/doctor's office? Would you mind sharing your "protocol" concerning these transports? Have you ever had to have a child taken by...

5. Keeping counsellors informed?!?

   campmonkey replied to campmonkey's topic in Camp

   Thank you TheSquire. I was thinking of using meal times to inform counsellors, I might try that. Anybody

6. Keeping counsellors informed?!?

   campmonkey posted a topic in Camp

   At your camps, does a staff member accompany every camper to the health center? At our camp, counsellors rarely accompany their campers. I am OK with that when it comes to regular med distribution....

7. Student working at a camp

   campmonkey replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Camp

   I hope you have a great summer. I am going back to "my" camp for a 3rd year. First year was great, second was very stressful but I love the camp and adore my campers so I simply couldn't say no to a...

8. Birth Control

   campmonkey posted a topic in Camp

   How do you approach birth control at camp. We request that all meds be brought the the health center at beggining of camp but have only ever received birth control pills for younger campers (ages...

9. Child signature on MAR

   campmonkey replied to campmonkey's topic in Camp

   I hadn't even tough about that but that would be a great compromise and I think it would better than doing any of the two alone.

10. Child signature on MAR

    campmonkey posted a topic in Camp

    I work at a French camp located in Maine. We are accreditated with the Quebec Association of Camps. Last summer, we received the accreditation inspector. He suggested that campers initial their own...

11. Days off for the only health care provider

    campmonkey posted a topic in Camp

    I am currently trying the finalise a report I have been pushing back for the camp where I worked for the last two summers. At this camp, I am the only health care worker. I get 6ish days off during...

12. End of Summer Report

    campmonkey replied to campmonkey's topic in Camp

    Thank you everyone! Anyone else have any ideas? I have a week left to put everything together while taking care of everything else that needs to be done. Wish me

13. End of Summer Report

    campmonkey posted a topic in Camp

    Good morning everyone, For the first time this summer, our camp director (new from this summer) as asked for an end of summer report for the health center. It's my second summer and I am the only...

14. abrasions due to Ga Ga ball

    campmonkey replied to JaClasse's topic in Camp

    Our campers also play "gaga ball". Our camp is not in session yet but last year I had quite a large number of foot injuries from kids playing without their shoes on but no knuckle injuries. Our...

15. Policy for Quarantined Campers/Staff

    campmonkey replied to nikki_nurse's topic in Camp

    Would you mind sharing what you have so far. I am also the only health care worker at the camp where I work, a Canadian camp based in Maine, and have been trying to set-up new procedures for...