First Aid

Have a major first-aid kit with you always.

• Only give the most basic of first-aid (band-aid level).  Anything else take to the emergency room, unless you are a doctor or nurse.  We are not trained to diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries.

• Do not dispense anything, even aspirin without the explicit consent of parents.  Like the hospitals, get the parent on the phone.  There are too many odd reactions to medications, too many families with different views of medications in general and certain ones in particular.  The youth may not have a clear picture of what is acceptable and what is not.