Waitts Lake Health & Swimming
Requirements
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& Swimming Requirements
Waitts Lake Health & Swimming
Requirements
LEADERSHIP
• All
camp activities must be conducted under the direct
supervision of a qualified adult responsible for implementing
appropriate safety
standards.
• Each group must have at least one adult supervisor for
every 10 children in the camp.
• Each group must have with them at camp a written statement
of personnel policies and practices as they affect
both the campers and staff. Staff members shall be informed of these policies
and practices.
• Each group must have with them at camp a written job
description of each staff position.
• Each group leader must ascertain and have on record at camp
information attesting to the character, integrity, and ability of
each staff member to perform the tasks required of his/her position.
MEDICAL
• A
physician, registered nurse, LPN, or a person with an
American Red Cross advanced first-aid certificate or
its equivalent must be with
your group at all times. Current license or certificate
must be presented at camp to the Waitts Lake Camp Manager.
• In the event of a need for further medical consultation,
a physician in Chewelah is "on call" at all times to advise
your group's First-Aid Provider. There is normally a charge for
after hours telephone calls. Please refer to the Doctor's Standing
Orders in the Campsite Notebook for a phone number.
• In the event of serious injury or illness, the physician
on call must be consulted immediately and the parents
or guardians notified as soon as possible. Any serious accident, illness, or
death involving
any camper must be reported to the Camp staff immediately.
• A written arrangement has been made with St Joesph Hospital
Emergency Room in Chewelah (509-935-8211) for medical treatment
in the case of serious illness or injury. Your group must provide
your own transportation for any sick or injured camper. If the emergency
is life threatening, first call 911, then call Camp staff at 937-2962.
Always call the Camp staff!
• Your group must provide your own fully equipped
first-aid kit, which should be readily available during all camp activities.
• A person with a communicable disease or who is suspected
of such illness must be isolated to insure both safety
to other persons and quiet to the patient. Any child that is isolated must have
adult
supervision.
• A bound medical log listing date, name of the patient,
ailment, probable cause, and the treatment prescribed
must be kept by your First-Aid Provider. A spiral notebook will satisfy this
requirement.
• Your group's First-Aid Provider must keep an individual
health history record on each person in your group. This
record must be present in your campsite during your stay and contain the person's
name, date of birth, allergies, immunizations, current
medications,
parent's name and address with telephone number, and
parent or guardian authorization for emergency medical care if the need arises.
• All prescription medications must be kept under lock,
except when in the possession of your authorized First-Aid
Provider. Medication shall be administered by your First-Aid Provider only.
WATERFRONT
• All waterfront activities must
be attended and supervised by an adult who holds a current American
Red Cross lifeguard certification or its equivalent.
• Your Waterfront Director is responsible for procedures
of waterfront safety and must insure that they are strictly
enforced. Waterfront staff must not engage in any other duties or activities
that
would prevent their attention or response to those in
their charge.
• American Red Cross, YMCA, or Boy Scouts of America swim
tests must be used to determine each child's swimming
ability. Children must then be confined to areas suitable to their respective
swimming
skills.
• A method of checking swimmers in and out of the water
must be established and enforced. Recommended methods
are the check or buddy board, the buddy system, the colored cap system, or any
combination
of these.
WITHOUT A CERTIFIED LIFEGUARD, A
GROUP MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES.
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