This form is required for ALL Youth attending camp and Adults who bring medication(s) to camp. DRUG ADMINISTRATION RECORD Cradle of Liberty Council • Dates of Camp____/____/____ to ____/____/____ (er) Scout(er) Unit Last Name First Name Date of Birth Height Weight ALLERGIES

Name Emergency 1. Emergency Phone Number(s) Contact During Camp 2.

SECTION 1 – MEDICATIONS SUPPLIED BY CAMP This section, completed by parent or guardian, gives consent to the Health Lodge to supply a scout with an over the counter medication (OTC). OTC’s will NOT be administered without the consent of the parent or guardian. Please check YES or NO for the OTC medications that are/are not permitted. This list represents the only OTC medication that will be stocked in the health lodge. If other medication is required it must be supplied from home. (see SECTION 2 for those instructions) Robitussin (plain) YES NO Sudafed YES NO Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) YES NO Tylenol YES NO Milk of Magnesia YES NO Tums Tablets YES NO Benadryl YES NO Hydrocortisone Cream 1% YES NO Polysporin Ointment YES NO I give permission for the above Scout to receive the noted over the counter medications as needed. Signature______Relationship______Date______

SECTION 2 – MEDICATIONS BROUGHT FROM HOME • Fill out this section if you bring ANY medications from home (prescription or over-the-counter) - one (1) medication per box; use additional forms as necessary. • ALL medications brought from home must be in the original container, labeled with the Scout/Scouter’s name, drug name, and dosage/directions. • Place medications in a zipper-lock plastic bag labeled with the Scout/Scouter’s name, unit number, and dates of camp stay. • ALL medications (for Scouts & Scouters) must be turned into the Camp Health Lodge for storage except for: EPIPENS, RESCUE INHALERS, ANGINA MEDICATIONS, & INSULIN. Complete this section for all emergency medications as well and turn this form in to the Camp Health Lodge. Medication FOR HEALTH STAFF USE ONLY Name/Strength Time S M T W T F S Dosage (how many & when) Quantity sent to camp Side Effects/Special Handling/Instructions

Medication FOR HEALTH STAFF USE ONLY Name/Strength Time S M T W T F S Dosage (how many & when) Quantity sent to camp Side Effects/Special Handling/Instructions

Medication FOR HEALTH STAFF USE ONLY Name/Strength Time S M T W T F S Dosage (how many & when) Quantity sent to camp Side Effects/Special Handling/Instructions In accordance with the BSA Camp Standards, all medications brought from home must be stored in the Camp Health Lodge (except for EPIPENS, RESCUE INHALERS, ANGINA MEDICATIONS, & INSULIN). However, the Camp, its Staff, and the Cradle of Liberty Council assume no responsibility for administering medications from home. Any youth campers requiring injectable medications should be able to administer these medications themselves or have an adult leader/parent/guardian available that would be able to administer these medications for them. I give permission for the above Scout/Scouter to receive from storage and to take the above noted medications brought from home, as directed and as listed above. Signature______Relationship______Date______Signature/Initials Health Officer Date Signature/Initials Health Officer Date

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All medication is the responsibility of the individual taking the medication and/or that individual’s parent or guardian. An adult leader, after obtaining all the necessary information, can agree to accept the responsibility of making sure a youth takes the necessary medication at the appropriate time, but the BSA does not mandate or necessarily encourage the leader to do so.

BSA council camps may have their own standards and policies regarding the administration of medications. In addition, state or local laws that are more limiting than camp policies supersede any BSA guidance and must be followed.

Guidance—Eight Elements of Safe Medication Use Annual Health and Medical Record  All participants in the BSA are required to complete an Annual Health and Medical Record (AHMR).  Participants must list all medications in the Health History section of the AHMR. There should be no “secret medications.”  A parent or guardian completing the form may authorize the administration of over the-counter (nonprescription) medications.  In addition to the parent or guardian signature, some areas may require a signature from your health-care provider in order for OTC medications to be given. Check with the camp health officer or council health supervisor.

Plan  Before an adult Scouting leader becomes involved in medication management for any youth member, there should be a pre-event discussion between the youth, the parent or guardian, and the adult leader. This should include medication that is self-administered or kept by the youth member.  Parents are cautioned against using a Scouting event as a “drug holiday” (temporarily suspending administration of medications taken regularly) for their youth member unless specifically instructed by a health-care provider.  Plans may be simple or more complex based on the length of the outing, the maturity of the youth, and the complexity of the medications being taken.  Plans may include agreement on the participant’s competency to self-administer, medication quantity, labeling, storage, accountability, and emergency situations. Administration information including any specialized equipment or medication (e.g., insulin injections, insulin pumps, emergency medications) needs to be provided to leaders.  Special arrangements may be needed for events such as weekends, , contingents, and other non-unit–based events.

Supervision of Medication Administration  Based on agreement and capacity for self-care, a decision is made on who is responsible for supervision of the medication administration.  If the participant has the capacity for self-care, the best person to manage his or her own medication may be the youth participant.  There should be agreement on supervision of the participant taking his or her own medication.  If a parent or guardian is present, he or she should assume responsibility.  If a parent or guardian isn’t available during the event, a willing adult leader may take responsibility for medication administration to any youth who can’t administer his or her own medication.  The identified leader must be informed by the youth and the parent or guardian as to any special circumstances that might exist.  Special care must be given by the responsible adult to identify the youth and assure that he or she is getting the right medication at the right time in the right amount.  A process should be developed for handing off the responsibility should a change in adults be needed (e.g., a leader rotates home or must leave due to an emergency).  No adult leader should assume the responsibility unwillingly.

Labeling  Medication sent on an outing should generally be in the original container and labeled with the name of the participant, medication, dose and strength, prescribing health-care provider’s name, date of prescription, current instructions for use, special storage, etc.  In the event that a prescription label is missing or placed on an external package, the internal item (such as a tube or inhaler) should be, at a minimum, labeled with the participant’s name, name of medication, and directions for use.

Storage  Medications must be stored securely—under “lock and key” (e.g., a locking bank bag) or direct observation.  This is especially important for controlled substances.  Most medications should be kept by an adult with some or full control of the process.  Special medication storage requirements by the manufacturer, such as protection from light or the need for refrigeration, should be discussed during the planning stage. Storage containers or coolers should be provided by the parent or guardian if possible.  Be sensitive to providing storage for medications in a controlled environment (avoid a hot car or an environment where liquid medications might freeze) to protect the medication.

Emergency Medication  Medications that may be needed on an emergent or urgent basis may be carried by the youth participant. A buddy or the responsible adult should be sure the Scout has the emergency medication.  The youth participant must notify the adult leader immediately if he or she self-administers the emergency medication.  In many cases, an evaluation or further treatment by a health-care provider may be needed after the use of some emergency medications (such as epinephrine) even if the youth member feels OK. It may also be necessary to obtain an additional supply if no additional doses are available.  Leaders must understand how emergency medication is administered (e.g., how to use an epinephrine auto- injector) and be comfortable with that responsibility.  Leaders must also contact the parent or guardian after the use of an emergency medication. Leaders may use some discretion in reporting the use of an asthma inhaler if that use is somewhat typical for the youth and presents no real risk for continued activity.

Nonprescription (OTC) Medication  Those nonprescription medications taken routinely or authorized to give should be listed on the AHMR.  Nonprescription medications may be kept by youth with the capacity to self-medicate.  Limited supplies of similar medication (safe, common, use approved by parent) may be kept by the adult leader.

Accountability  The pre-event discussion should include an agreement between the parent or guardian, leader, and participant on some method of keeping track of medication administration.  Accountability could range from none (although this may not be the best practice) to the use of a medical administration form (see www.scouting.org/HealthandSafety/Forms.aspx for an example).  No specific form or process is mandated, but some approach is needed.

Reference: Guide to Safe Scouting, including the July 2016 updates (http://www.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/SAFE_USE_OF_MEDICATION_IN_SCOUTING.pdf )

2016 ScoutCast Scoutcast is a central location where we locate all our podcasts. A podcast is a media file, typically audio or video, that is distributed by subscription over the Internet using feeds. Find it at: http://www.scouting.org/Scoutcast/Scoutcast.aspx October 2016 - Scouting Alumni / Council Alumnus of the Year The Scouting Alumni Association is a call to all who have been positively impacted by the BSA. That includes family members of Scouts past and present, volunteers, Scouters, and community leaders. Is that you? We hope so and because we Scouters love awards, there’s even a Council Alumnus of the Year Award! Mike Movius, committee member of the National SAA as well as chairman of the Pacific Harbors Council NESA and Scouting Alumni Association Committee explains it all right here on ScoutCast. Join us,

won’t you | Download | Zip File | Transcript | September 2016 - Working with the Troop Committee Do you know what a troop committee is or what the members are supposed to do? What’s the relationship between and the committee? Charlie Garwood, who currently serves as the Area 5 vice president for program for the Piedmont Council in Gastonia, North Carolina, joins us for the discussion. | Download | Zip File | Transcript |

August 2016 - The Kodiak Challenge As Scout leaders, you all know how important advanced leadership training is. We’ve got NYLT and NAYLE and Kodiak. That’s right – we said Kodiak. Oh sure, a few years ago the Kodiak Trek may have been just for Venturers, but now – Kodiak is open to all Scouters! Peter Self, who served as national staff advisor to the Kodiak syllabus shares with us why you should implement the Kodiak Challenge into your troop’s advanced leadership training and how to make it happen. | Download | Zip File | Transcript | July 2016 - Think the Door is Closed? Here’s How to Open It Has your son or anyone in your troop or crew signed up to go the 2017 National Jamboree yet? No? Why not? You already know what a great experience it will be for them and that they’ll make a ton of new friends, but maybe you all think it will be too financially or physically challenging. Maybe the jamboree is

only for a privileged few, or maybe you think the door is closed because (gasp!) of the girls in your crew! Whatever the reason you think the jamboree door has been closed, corporate partnership manager Owen McCulloch tells us how to grab onto that door handle and open it wide. | Download | Zip File | Transcript | June 2016 - Who Can Sign Off on Requirements? That’s the question that appeared in the ScoutCast mailbox courtesy of listener Rich Eitzel. “We aim to please, said host Lee Shaw, so we invited advancement task force member Wayne Huddleston onto the show for an in-depth discussion of who can sign off requirements for both merit badges and ranks. Is it the merit badge counselor or the Scoutmaster? Maybe it’s the senior patrol leader or maybe all three, but can one over-ride the another’s decision? Click the Download button to find out! | Download | Zip File | Transcript | May 2016 - How the Exploring Program Can Support Your Troop You may have read the title of this episode and thought, “Did I read this right? Exploring can support my Boy Scout troop?” Well, it’s true! Joining us as we explore the many different ways the Exploring program can offer support to your Scouts is senior Exploring specialist Kristen Falatko and Boy Scout program specialist Garfield Murden. We were surprised by what they shared with us and we bet you will be, too.

| Download | Zip File | Transcript | April 2016 - Summer Community Activities A lot of troops and crews think that just because they have some kids going to Philmont, Sea Base, Northern Tier, or the Summit, they can take the summer off. ScoutCast host Bryan Wendell thinks summer is “the greatest season of the year” for troop and crew activities, so we invited Jeff Bostwick, a member of the Boy Scout Experience Task Force, to share with us some of the activities you can do and how those activities can benefit your troop, crew, and community. | Download | Zip File | Transcript | March 2016 - The Guided Discovery Process The Scoutmaster is the adult leader of a youth-led troop. The Advisor is the adult leader of a youth-led crew. How do you assist the youth without lecturing? What is the process of shifting the attention off of yourself, as the adult leader and onto the senior patrol leader or crew president? Join us as Boy Scout Development Task Force member, Larry Green, guides us through this discussion of the guided discovery process. | Download | Zip File | Transcript | February 2016 - The Scoutmaster’s Minute The Scoutmaster’s Minute is a brief inspirational message, usually given at the end of a meeting or at the end of an activity in which you bring the whole group back together. But what makes a good Scoutmaster’s Minute? Does it have to be at the end of the meeting? And does it have to be a minute? We asked these questions to John Duncan, Council Commissioner with the Northeast Illinois Council, who gave us a lot of food for thought. | Download | Zip File | Transcript | January 2016 - The Outdoor Ethics Guide So the way we hear it; the Leave No Trace Trainer is now going to be replaced with the Outdoor Ethics Guide, but Leave No Trace is still being implemented, and oh, Tread Lightly has been added into the mix. Sound confusing? Well, all you need to do is click the download button as Dave O’Leary, the Outdoor Ethics coordinator for the Northeast Region, joins us to explain everything we need to know about this new youth leadership position. | Download | Zip File | Transcript | 2015 ScoutCast

December - Plan B You’re familiar with Plan B, right? It’s what you have ready as a backup just in case your original plan falls apart. Now the Boy Scouts of America is very good at being prepared should something unforeseen happen during an activity, but what if something goes awry and that activity might not happen at all? Do you just cancel? We here at ScoutCast don’t think you should so we invited Bill Adams, a 30-year Scouting volunteer from the Southern Shores Field Office in Hartland, Michigan, to join us for a discussion on how to get your troop ready for whatever may come its way. | Download | Zip File | Transcript | November - Scout Safety Whether you’re new to Scouting or have been with us for a while, you’re probably - and hopefully - very familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and the BSA’s rules and regulations regarding safety. You can tell we take safety very seriously. Here to explain the method to the madness of these regulations is our very own Richard Bourlon, team lead of Health and Safety. Let’s find out together.

| Download | Zip File | Transcript | October - Advanced Leadership Training: What’s In It for You? Don Wendell, father of ScoutCast co-host Bryan Wendell and former chair of the National Advanced Leadership Task Force, stops by the ScoutCast studio to tell us all about the various advanced leadership courses that the BSA offers and how those courses will help you become not only a better leader (which makes the program better for the youth), but also a better employee, manager, parent, etc., and have a good time doing so. Take the first step to being a better you and click the Download button to hear more. | Download | Zip File | Transcript | September - How to Sell Popcorn When You're No Longer an Adorable Everyone knows Scouting is full of really cool activities like camping and kayaking and building robots, but like everything else on Planet Earth, it costs money. So another big part of Scouting is fundraising. It's not too difficult when you're a cute little Cub Scout, and you give a great big smile with those adorable chubby cheeks and start stumbling through your script. You're just so doggone precious, people gladly buy whatever you're selling. But what about when the Scouts get older and a little less adorable?

Donovan Fisher, aka The Popcorn Scout, and his dad, Scott, with the Washington Crossing Council in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, are here to share with us Donovan’s secrets as the third highest selling Scout in 2013 with more than $23,000 in sales. Did Dad help? Let's find out. | Download | Zip File | Transcript | August - Boy Scout Program Update Not being one to rest on its laurels, the Boy Scouts of America is constantly looking at ways to improve the Boy Scouting experience for both youth and adults. We invited 411 Task Force member Diane Cannon from the Sam Houston Area Council in Houston, Texas, to ScoutCast to share the process of how updates to the current program are decided. Join us for this surprisingly fun discussion.

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The Scout sign holds incredible power.

Without saying a word, a leader can raise the Scout sign and transform a room of rowdy Scouts into a quiet, attentive group.

Sometimes it take a few moments, but eventually the Scouts notice the silent signal and raise their sign. Like magic, the effect spreads until everyone quiets down.

But on a few occasions this act is accompanied by an unnecessary, not-so-silent exclamation: “Sign’s up!” Moment over. Magic ruined.

Page 42 of Vol. 1 of the Troop Leader Guidebook says adults should never shout “sign’s up” to shush Scouts: “The Scout sign is a silent signal, and getting control of the group is the senior patrol leader’s responsibility.”

North Carolina Scouter David Webster agrees. After hearing “sign’s up” for the zillionth time at a Scout event, David was compelled to email me.

“In my opinion, hearing ‘sign’s up!’ is like hearing fingernails raked across a chalk board,” he writes. “Yes, it’s that annoying.”

The ah-ha moment for David came during his course. A staffer held up the Scout sign, and when the group didn’t settle down immediately, someone yelled the offending phrase.

“That staff member quickly nipped that in the bud,” David writes. “He explained that it was not necessary to yell ‘sign’s up’ — that the mere action of putting the sign up is sufficient. Furthermore, if you are going to yell ‘sign’s up,’ there’s actually no point to put the sign up. It now becomes a yelling match to see who can be the loudest. That will accomplish nothing in a Scout meeting.”

A Cubmaster or senior patrol leader might have to stand up there, sign raised, for 20 seconds or even a full minute for the group to quiet down, but the lesson learned will have been worth it.

“Yep, it takes patience to stand there with your arm up, waiting on the boys, parents, siblings and sometimes leaders to quiet down and pay attention,” David writes. “But it needs to be done that way. In the end, it’s worth it. Eventually, the boys will learn that things will go smoother and faster if they are paying attention and quiet down quickly when the sign goes up.”

Have Scouts who take medications? Read these instructions, too Posted on August 23, 2016 by Bryan Wendell in Health and Safety, Scouting Tips

Plan ahead. Talk to the Scout’s parents. Be smart about storage and labeling.

Taking these steps and others when dealing with a youth member’s medication is a vital part of keeping our Scouts and Venturers safe and healthy.

Here’s the latest: The July 2016 update to the Guide to Safe Scouting includes some new guidance on medication use in Scouting. It’s all covered in this PDF, but I have included some highlights below from the BSA’s Health and Safety team.

8 elements of safe medication use 1. Annual Health and Medical Record: Using the Annual Health and Medical Record and listing all medications in the “Health History” section is how information is documented. 2. Plan: Having a plan affirmed by the youth, his or her parents and the leader is a huge help — especially with medication that is self-administered or kept by the youth member. A “drug holiday,” where parents let their Scout take a break from medications for the weekend, isn’t a good plan. 3. Supervision: Based on agreement and capacity for self-care, a decision is made on who is responsible for supervision of the medication administration. 4. Labeling: If you have ever been handed or had to keep up with medication for 10 to 100 Scouts, you will probably appreciate this guidance: Medication sent on an outing should generally be in the original container and labeled with the name of the participant, medication, dose and strength, prescribing health care provider’s name, date of prescription, current instructions for use, special storage, etc. Pharmacies will print out labels on small bottles for such use. 5. Storage: Tips — but not prescriptive advice — for securely storing medications include keeping it under “lock and key” (like a locking bank bag) or direct observation. This is especially important for substances that might be subject to theft or abuse. 6. Emergency medication: Those inhalers or epi-pens don’t do much good locked up. In addition, a buddy may need to help administer in an emergency. It’s also critical to make sure everyone understands what happens if emergency use is needed. In many cases this may require evacuation vs. stay and play. 7. Nonprescription (over-the-counter) medication: It’s not uncommon for such things as Benadryl or ibuprofen to be carried along, and the same planning process described above can apply. 8. Accountability: The larger the group, the more complex the plan. Having a system to document when medications were delivered or administered may be needed to keep track of medication.

See the full guidelines here. Review the Guide to Safe Scouting, including the July 2016 updates, at this link.