Keeping Campers Healthy (Prevention)
If you want fewer sniffles in your cabin, make sure campers bundle up at night and keep the air moving
What is preventing colds and sore throats
If a camper is coughing nonstop, sneezing, and running a fever, this might be what’s going on.
What is a cold or sore throat?
A camper starts panicking and breathing fast. Your first move is to help them slow things down with this technique
What is deep breathing?
If a camper’s symptoms get worse, this is the person you always keep in the loop
A camper has a headache. You dim the lights and offer this simple comfort item
What is a cool compress?
Long sleeves, long pants, and bug spray — the holy trinity for avoiding these itchy little problems
What are bug bites?
Red, swollen, itchy skin, sometimes with a welt usually means nature got a little too close
What are bug bites?
A camper gets a nosebleed
What is you sit them up, lean them forward, and pinch the soft part of the nose?
When a camper wets the bed, your job is to help them clean up and absolutely avoid doing this
What is shaming or scolding them?
A camper has menstrual cramps. You can offer rest and this warm item to help ease the pain.
What is a warm compress?
SPF 30 or higher, every time you leave the cabin. Your future self will thank you.
What is preventing sunburn?
Dizziness, nausea, and either sweating a ton or not sweating at all — not a great combo
What is heat exhaustion or heat stroke?
A camper faints. Before anything else, you get them safely into this position.
What is seated or lying down?
Campers with diabetes need consistent access to these two essential items
What are insulin and glucose monitoring supplies?
A camper feels nauseous. You let them rest upright and offer small sips of this
What is water or clear fluids?
If a camper stays in wet clothes after swimming or rain, you’re basically inviting chills, sore throats, and general grumpiness. Help them avoid all that by doing this.
What is changing into dry clothes and practicing good hygiene?
If a camper’s face or lips are swelling and they’re struggling to breathe, you’re looking at this emergency.
What is an allergic reaction?
A camper is choking and can’t speak or breathe. Leadership steps in to perform this lifesaving maneuver
What is the Heimlich maneuver?
If a camper has an earache, you never put anything inside their ear. Instead, you do this.
What is send them to the nurse/health center?
A camper says their stomach ‘just feels weird,’ but they’re not vomiting, they’re not dehydrated, and they didn’t eat anything unusual. Before you assume it’s nothing, this is the smart next step that keeps you from missing something important.
What is monitor their symptoms closely and watch for changes like cramps, dizziness, or dehydration?
Hydration, shade breaks, and breathable clothes are your best friends when the sun is doing the most
What is preventing heat exhaustion or heat stroke?
Pale skin, weak pulse, and suddenly dropping to the ground. This is what you’re dealing with.
What is fainting or near‑fainting?
A camper with diabetes shows signs of low blood sugar while in the unit. Your next step is to find this person immediately.
Who is the Unit Director?
When a camper tells you they ‘don’t feel right’ but can’t explain what’s wrong, your job is to stay calm, ask a few simple questions, and do this so the nurse gets the full picture
What is observe and document the symptoms you notice and let the nurse know
A camper gets a contusion and can’t walk to the health center. Your next move is to do this.
What is radio the health center or safety director?