BRASSO Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Before then, all people were upstanding and caring. The internet made people not care anymore Its all George Bu.... opps... Its all Al Gore's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainhead Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 From the Cascades Staff: Thank you for your concern about the student’s welfare from the Omaha performance. He is an excellent baritone member, hard worker and is doing well. He passed out from a combination of heat exhaustion and incredible foot pain, his body just decided to shut down. He has been drinking plenty of water, a brass staff member also witnessed him drink a bottle right after warm up. This student has extremely flat feet and the staff purchased appropriate orthopedic supportive shoes for him near the end of “all days” as he was not aware of his condition beforehand. Due to the NW Drum Corps season being unique from most Corps, this is only our third week being together. Our two weeks of all days was windy, wet and cold. The first week of tour is always very physically and mentally challenging for NW students as we are not conditioned for the extreme temperatures and sun. The staff is well prepared and consistently educates and trains the members for what their bodies and hearts are about to go through. This being the end of our first week, the members are hitting their traditional first wall and are fighting hard to grow past it. Last season it was Arizona for us. We do have multiple layers of medical protocol in place, appropriate staff and first aid training to support it. I can’t imagine a Corps that doesn’t have medical protocols as medical issues are a daily occurrence with all Corps considering the quantity of people and athleticism involved. As per the actual moment during the show: the sound board operator was training other staff and none of them witnessed the young man go down as they were focused on their jobs and visually trapped behind the front ensemble & drum major. The first staff to witness was Jeremy Permen and he rushed down to the field jumping the fence. It was said that he got there within 10 seconds of identifying the problem. Five staff attended him as the show completed. The young man blacked out for about 15 seconds and was coherent during the end of the show telling the staff that he was ok. He was sweating, salty and focused, so they waited patiently with him until the end of the performance. He is now doing fine. The student’s welfare is our biggest priority as they are our customers and family. We want them to have incredible lifetime experiences as a Cascade and would do nothing to jeopardize their safety. Thank you again for your concern and support. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 . . .and there's your answer, straight from the source. Thanks to the Cascades organization. Closed, as there's really nothing further to add regarding this specific incident that can't be handled off-line. Just as with the Scouts thread regarding staff etiquette that was closed in favor of starting a more "general" thread , feel free to do the same regarding this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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