Fill out medical forms for the first responders and ER doctors and nurses treating your child, as completely as if you are unable to accompany your child to the Emergency Room. If there is an emergency, this form will accompany your child and inform their care.
Hopefully being prepared will help ward off any actual emergency. 🙂
Download medical forms from here: https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/ahmr/
There are two links. Most Cub Scouts just need sections A and B: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_AB.pdf
Many scouting events require just A and B, and most Cub Scouts probably won’t do anything that requires form C. However, if your Cub Scout is in Arrow of Light and getting ready to bridge, it’s a great idea to bring page C along/email it to their physician for their annual well visit, since Summer Camp is a great way to kick off their transition into Scouts BSA: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_ABC.pdf
Critical Signatures
When completing your medical forms, don’t forget two critical signature areas.
The first is in section A. Both the scout and their parent/guardian must sign and date.
The second is in section B2. This must also be signed for adults. This gives those of us with first aid training permission to treat you or your child.
How to Maintain Medical Forms
Things change year over year, and these forms have a LOT of information. There are a couple of strategies to make them easier.
If hand writing works for you, be sure to keep a photo or a copy so you have that at home as a reference.
If electronic works for you, there are various PDF-editing or graphics programs that can make it easier. You can open the original PDF in a program, add text, and then print off a version to give to your den leader, camp, etc.
Save an editable version, go back and change the text when things change, and print it off again.