> bee-sting allergies, etc?". I feel that possibly offending someone is > much better than losing them. Maybe this is harsh, but then again - > so > is dying. I think that posing the question to the group rather than > to > an individual lessens the possibility of "offense". > > IMO, you'd be remiss (and possibly liable?) as the leader of an > organized trip if you didn't make an effort to find out. The thing > is many 'healthy' people might not stop to think someone else might > have a problem. I'd think this would be more likely to happen in > smaller, less organized groups than in larger, more formal outings > where group leadership responsibilites have been (hopefully) > taught/learned. > > As a group "participant" I think it is in my best interest to make > sure that any medical conditions are known to the group - ie. I have > the > > I think so too. However, some people may be reluctant to volunteer > that type of information for fear (rightly or wrongly) of being > rejected from the trip or activity. > > Jack. A group of paddling buddies who all know each other and paddle > together informally and a new paddler joining in for the first time. > It's very difficult to approach this without putting the person "on > the > spot". Don't have a good solution, and for me this situation is > probably the most common scenario. > > IMO, probably the best approach is not to make an overly dramatic > issue of it. Deliberately force a one on one, start talking about > rescue and safety and then add an 'Oh, by the way, are you taking any > medication or have a medical situation we should be aware of?' I > would think the key would be one on one to minimize whatever > embarassment there might be. > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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