http://www.scouting.org/HealthandSafety/Resources/MedicalFormFAQs.aspxhttp://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34605_Letter.pdf
This is the new Annual Health and Medical Record form. It is
replacing the current Class 1, 2 and 3 health forms.
The major differences are -
Everything is now in one place.
It is a fillable, and savable, pdf form.
For activities lasting over 72 hours a medical evaluation by a
licensed health-care provider is now mandatory.
In the medical evaluation section (B) there is a height/weight chart
that MUST be strictly adhered to if the event will take the unit
beyond a radius wherein emergency evacuation is more than 30 minutes
by ground transportation.
This form is for both youth and adult.
FAQ’s -
Found via an unknown messageboard while surfing the net…….
Too bad that weight requirement will knock people out of activities that don’t let anything stop them from providing quality programs. Mumble grumble.
Read my next post. I do not agree with it 100% and the words “strictly enforced” should not be there in my opinion. I feel it should be a guideline for yours and your doctors judgement at the time of a physical. I agree that if strictly enforced that it could hurt allot of troops and crews in providing quality programs.
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One health form required yearly is a good idea. The troop itself should be deciding who is fit enough for any planned outdoor event. After all, isn’t proper planning one of the keystones to the outdoor program?
The reaction in my troop to the new form/rules has been that BSA is going to “paperwork and rule” themselves out of business at a time when the Scouting program has never been so important!
How many of you are aware of “nature deprivation syndrome?” This is caused by boys never having any experience in nature and parents that hover/overprotect. Rules that limit leadership participation limit the program.
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