FAQs

Weekly Trout Lake Camps menus will be posted under the What's My Child Eating? page for each specific camp.

Trout’s medical staff consists of volunteer adults currently employed as Nurses, EMTs or Doctors. These are health-professionals who volunteer a week of their time at camp. Typically three or more medical staff are on duty 24 hours throughout the summer. Our nursing staff follows standing orders that are established by a Physician. We also have a Trout Health Lodge team that reviews policies, procedures, and supply needs with our Executive Director who oversees the program. In addition, part of our Trout staff are trained in emergency medical response.

Daily medications are dispensed according to printed instructions given. All medication must be turned in to the camp nurse upon arrival (look for the nurses table at check-in). Prescription medication must be in the original pharmacy labeled container complete with dispensing instructions. Medication is dispensed by our volunteer nurses at meal times and before bed.

To edit, add, or remove medications under your campers registration, login to your Trout account, click on the camper's name, go to the "medications" drop down then select "manage medications". It will then walk you through adding, editing, or removing medications for your camper.

Yes, over the counter (OTC) medications are available at the Health Lodge at each camp. Campers are only allowed OTC medications within the supervision of Trout Medical Staff (see above). If questions or concerns arise our Medical Staff will contact parents as needed. 

Any number of health issues can occur during a week at camp. From scratches that need a band-aid, to poison ivy, to any number of headaches, fevers, or bruises, twists, and in rare cases breaks. Our Health Lodge staff is trained to call home to report anything beyond the most common issues to Mom and Dad.

If a camper needs to go to the clinic, hospital, or we are considering an ambulance call, parents or camper emergency contacts will always be contacted ASAP. An emergency 911 call would always be made just prior to calling parents.

Camp is not a fun place to be when you are sick. If a camper becomes ill, our staff will monitor them closely. If the camper is too uncomfortable to stay, or does not improve in 24 hours, arrangements will be made for the child to return home. Typically parents have already been heavily involved in treatment discussions and would be aware of the possibility of their camper returning home.