TROOP 75 - Pearl City, Hawaii

Pack 75 Hale'iwa Beach Park Cleanup

Do you do a Good Deed daily? Today, our little brothers in Pack 75 did by doing a beach cleanup at Hale'iwa Beach Park. All scouts and scouters came prepared with work gloves, trash bags, and a great SCOUTING SPIRIT for a successful community service project. Some also brought tongs to make picking up those nasty cigarette butts and plastic caps a lot easier. Everyone worked as a team and learned what "Think globally, clean locally" really meant. We're very proud of our Cub Scouts and all thier hard work.
 
"In just a short time we were able to collect a lot of trash that could have ended up as marine debris.  We know what happens to birds and other marine life that consume these items.  Not good yeh.  You guys also removed a lot of beer caps that could cut the young kids playing at the playground.  Good job!" ~ Cub Master Steven
 
Remember to always "Do your BEST!"

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  Link to photo album: http://troop75.typepad.com/photos/p75_beach_cleanup_june_20/

Aloha Council Scouts in the News

Troop 49 discussing summer camp and a upcoming BSA fundraising dinner (Hawaii's Distinguished Citizen's Dinner) on KGMB Sunrise.

Can you spot a Troop 75 Scout in the video? See if you can!

 

Troop 75 - 53 Years and Counting

Click PLAY for Music >>>Troop 75 KISS Rock and Roll All Nite
Play it LOUD!

2012 June Family Camp and Court of Honor

Our Troop 75 June Summer Court of Honors is always a special occasion. Following troop tradition, this Court of Honors is held during our annual Troop 75 Family Camp. Family Camp provides a unique time and place that allows our Troop Ohana to share fellowship with entire families while camping at a convenient site with good amenities. We recognize that getting to know each other and sharing experiences through our scouts is very conducive to strengthening our Troop unit support and helps to shape the future of our Troop 75 culture and Ohana.

Congratulations to ALL our Scouts!
Recognition of scout achievements is an important and critical part of a successful scouting program. Recognitions includes awarding of rank advancements and merit badge achievements. This year, we welcomed and recognized a record amount of new scouts and families to our Troop. We sincerely know that a growing troop is a good sign of a healthy scouting program.

This was also a time to give thanks and recognition to our awesome boy leaders for the past year. This would not be a Boy Scout Troop without them. Their hard work, dedication, preparedness, and leadership is what makes a troop boy-led.  It is also a time to turn to the next chapter of new boy leaders.

Again, congratulations to ALL our Scouts and families that made this such a wonderful success.

Click on link for more 2012 June Family Camp and Court of Honor pics:
http://troop75.typepad.com/photos/2012_june_family_camp_and/

Hypothermia: Symptoms and Treatment

 What is Mr. Higa wearing?
Is it the latest fashion craze from Italy?
Is he showing off his latest red Gumby costume?
Is it the latest Daft Punk dance crew clothing line?
Is it a workout suit that he ordered on-line and is 10 sizes too large?

Mr. Higa is trying on a thermal suit that helps retain body heat. This suit can help to prevent hypothermia or treat victims of hypothermia. When you see Mr. Higa, ask him how well did the suit work to retain his body core temperature.

Hypothermia occurs when body core temperature lowers below 95°F/35°C. The onset of hypothermia can be subtle and creep up on you. Hypothermia does NOT require temperatures below freezing to occur, in fact more people die of hypothermia in the summer than in the winter!

As tissues cool, their cells don't work properly: The brain and nerves work more slowly, muscles contract with more difficulty and may cramp more easily, and the heart becomes prone to irregular beats.

As core temperature drops, the body will divert warm blood into the core of the body (the head and trunk), allowing the arms and legs (extremities) to become even colder.

 

Symptoms of Hypothermia:

• Mild symptoms include shivering, blue extremities, numbness, tingling, and blotchy skin.

• Severe symptoms include decreased coordination (core temperatures below 92°F/33.5°C), muscle rigidity, slow breathing, and slow or irregular pulse (the heart can be irregular below 90°F/32°C, and below 82°F/28°C, heart rate decreases by 50%). This can progress to dilated and fixed pupils, absent reflexes, and cardiac arrest and death below 77°F/25°C.

 

Treatment of Hypothermia:

• Dry the victim and cover with blankets.

• Shelter the victim from wind and water.

• Provide heat to the neck, underarms, and groin. Heat only the trunk initially to avoid core temperature after-drop. After-drop occurs in this manner: Extremities cool faster than the trunk. If you re-warm the extremities, their colder blood will re-enter the circulation and actually worsen hypothermia temporarily.

• Keep the victim lying down.

• Administer warm fluids only after the victim stops shivering (loss of the shivering reflex signifies significant hypothermia).

• Avoid moving/jarring the victim suddenly because this may trigger an abnormal heart rhythm.

• CPR may be necessary. Resuscitation should not be stopped until the person's body temperature is at least 95°F/35°C (never give up: one reported victim recovered in a morgue). All temperatures indicated are rectal measures, which give a closer indication of core temperature. If the victim is cooperative, you may take temperature by mouth or other method.

A Scout is Prepared.
Your First Aid skills may save a life one day.