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Medical Treatment
Each expedition carries its own first aid kit for minor cuts,
bruises, scratches, and burns. All except these minor cases
must be treated by the medical staff. Either the patient is
brought to the headquarters health lodge or a medical staff
member goes to the camp. Serious cases needing hospital
care are taken to a hospital in a nearby town. Proper supervision
and the right kind of leadership by leaders of expeditions
has resulted in an exceptionally good health and low
accident record at Philmont. If a patient is brought to the
health lodge at headquarters, make certain all his equipment
goes with him.
Charges for special medicines must be paid at the health
lodge. Expenses for medical or hospital services above these
available from Philmont medical staff are the responsibility
of the individual involved.
KEEP PHILMONT BEAUTIFUL
PART VI
Camping at Philmont is a privilege. This privilege carries
with it a great responsibility to preserve, not desecrate
mind you, but to preserve its natural beauties. This responsibility
is placed squarely on your shoulders.
While you are camping at Philmont, please follow these
practices which really are nothing more than good Scout
camping.
Wilderness Manners
The importance of good wilderness manners cannot be overemphasized.
Many thousands of boys go through Philmont
every summer. Because of this, it is necessary to be more
careful about wilderness manners than at almost any other
camping area. Practices which you can "get by with" elsewhere
would turn Philmont into a trash heap because of the
great numbers of boys at Philmont.
Because Scouts have zealously followed good wilderness
manners in the past, Philmont still looks like the wilderness
it is and not a roadside dumping ground. We must all carry
on this tradition so that Philmont will be preserved for the
future.
It is strongly recommended that the leader go over this material
and the material in Part V with the group in their
training before coming to Philmont. Have these practices
firmly in mind when you arrive, and put them into practice
at your first camp.
The two most important dangers to Philmont are soil erosion
and litter. Be constantly on your guard to prevent
both.
The thin, rocky soil of Philmont washes away very easily
in the frequent thundershowers. For this reason, rather
extreme care has to be taken to keep the ground cover
from being broken whenever possible. No unnecessary
holes should be dug, and tents should not be trenched.
Obviously, the Philmont staff cannot keep the litter and
trash picked up from all the trails and campsites on Philmont.
It is up to you to take care of this, to pick up any
trash you come across and not to leave any yourself.
Green boughs should not be cut without staff permission.
There are just not enough to go around, and cutting many
boughs from a tree makes it quite unsightly. Similarly,
standing trees should not be cut without staff permission.
A standing tree, even though dead, is much less of a fire
hazard than a downed one. Some camps will offer an
opportunity for you to cut down trees which need to be
removed.
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