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Doing double duty as health lodge and program area, Scouts can participate in First Aid, EP and Fitness MBs, as well as SIP, First Aid Meets and Track Meets. And of course, they can fix cuts and bruises too.
Merit Badges
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Have a look back at some Health & Fitness merit badges being taught in the Picnic Grove, parade field, or even the Athletic Field.
First Aid Videos
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First Aid is an important Eagle-required merit badge, and there is always lots of hands-on training conducted by the Camp Horseshoe staff.
First Aid instructor Brian Flanagan tries his best to get the Scouts to perform an adequate backboarding of a possible neck/head injury victim, but they still have much to learn.
2006 – Contributed by Anonymous
Mark Graham teaches Scouts about First Aid and some particulars about biology.
2002 – Contributed by Alexander Musto
Scouts practice a carry during First Aid MB in the Picnic Grove.
2006 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Staff member Brian Flanagan teaches chest compressions on Resusci Annie, but knees aren’t really part of the repertoire.
2005 – Contributed by Anonymous
Health and Fitness Director Anthony Cascone goes over some of the requirements of the First Aid MB.
2005 – Contributed by Anonymous
E. P. Drill
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The infamous Emergency Preparedness (E.P.) drill usually results in some lost sleep and severe confusion, and while often colorful in their scenarios, the instructors do expect their students to take it seriously.
Pictures
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One of the “victims” of this Emergency Preparedness Drill seems to be grunting like a zombie, but it appears that he has a compound fracture in this Blair Witch Project-style documentary.
2006 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Track Meet
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Personal Fitness merit badge is taken to a new level as the Health & Fitness department often hosts a Track Meet challenge each week.
First Aid Challenge
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Occasionally the Health & Fitness department hosts a First Aid Challenge to see who is the best “Improvised health care provider” in camp.
Memorabilia
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Health & Fitness related memorabilia will be displayed here.
Health & Fitness Area Directors
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Here is the listing of known Health & Fitness area directors for Camp Horseshoe.
Note: This department is currently named Health and Fitness but has been named First Aid & EP or just Health Lodge over the years.
Contributed by Karl W. Winsch
1954
Mrs. Russel Scheid
1955-1957
Unknown
1958-1959
Robert Goodwin
1960-1963
Unknown
1964
Don Henry
1965-1966
Unknown
1967
Ken Woddworth
1968
Marc Gruss
1969
Rob McCarter
1970
Joseph Patras
1971
George Day
1972
John Ricci
1973
Jim Mulroney
1974
Mike Wilson
1975
Chuck Cline
1976
Joe Feconde
1977
Chuck Cline
1978
Steve Miller
1979
Randy Lowry
1980-1984
Pete Motel
1985
Don Kenny
1986
Vall Boring
1987-1991
Mark Graham
1992-1996
Mary Ann Foard
1997
Andrew Coe
1998
Dana Foot
1999-2001
Andrew Tecco
2002
Matt McLaughlin
2003-2005
Anthony Cascone
2006-2009
Brian Flanagan
2010
Matt Gutherman
2011
Joseph Smith
2012
Brian Kotzer
2013
Dan Dufoe
2014
Michael Gelfeld
2015
Mahlon Mowrer
2016
Ian Wolfe
2017
Jon German
2018-2019
Steven Winn
2021
Dean Wheeler
2022
Violet Pendill
2023
Michael McNary
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