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Lone Star Expeditions
Deborah:
Operation Number: 822139
Operation Type: General Residential Operation
Operation/Caregiver Name: Lone Star Expeditions
Location Address: 1728 FOREST ROAD 5101
GROVETON, TX 75845
Mailing Address: 1728 Forest Road 5101
Groveton, TX 75845
Phone Number: 936-831-3133
County: TRINITY
Website Address: Http://www.Lonestarexpeditions.com
Email Address: Kday@Lonestarexpeditions.com
Administrator/Director Name: Michael Bednarz
Programatic Services: Child Care,Transitional Living,Therapeutic Camp
Type of Issuance: Full Permit
Treatment Services: Emotional Disorders,
Issuance Date: 6/27/2003
Conditions on Permit: No
Days of Operation: N/A
Total Capacity: 32
Licensed to Serve Ages: 13 - 17
Corrective Action: No
Adverse Action: No
Temporarily Closed: No
This operation is scheduled to be inspected every 6-9 months. [Curious- First inspection noted was April 2005]
For more information on this operation you may contact a local licensing office.
Violations from Aug 2005 State Inspection:
-One staff record had an expired CPR certification (CPR expired 12/8/04).
-One staff record reviewed had only two documented trainings for the year 2004. One of the trainings was for 1 hour, and the second training had no instructor listed, nor the duration of the training itself.
-The fire inspection expired on 3/8/05.
-Two staff records reviewed lacked the four clock hours of annual behavior intervention training. One staff record had CPI certification which expired 1/16/05, and another had CPI certification which expired 12/20/03.
-Two staff records reviewed had expired criminal and Central registry background checks.
Violations from May 2006 State Inspection:
-In comparing the active employee list to the current People List in CLASS, it was noted that one employee's background check had not been resubmitted within 24 months. It was corrected by the facility at the Inspection.
-Out of three staff member records reviewed, CPR training had expired for one of the direct care staff members. The facility stated it was an over-sight and that the staff member will up-date his CPR training as soon as possible.
-The annual Health Inspection has expired. The facility is scheduling an appointment with the local Health Department.
-The LP Gas Inspection expired on 4/5/06. The facility is making an appointment with the Railroad Commission to update their inspection.
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--- Quote ---§748.303. When must I report and document a serious incident?
(1) A child dies while in your care.
(A)(ii) Report as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after the incident or occurrence.
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Curious, There's no report listed on the TDFPS site on or around Sept 2004.
§748.681. What minimum qualifications must a caregiver meet?
DFPS Rules, 40 TAC, effective January 1, 2007
Each employee must meet the following qualifications before you can count him in the child/caregiver ratio:
(1) Be at least:
(A) 18 years old if all the children in the group the caregiver serves are under 13 years old; or
(B) 21 years old if at least one child in the group the caregiver serves is 13 years old or older;
(2) Have one of the following from a program recognized by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) or a public educational entity outside of Texas:
(A) High school diploma; or
(B) High school equivalency, such as a General Educational Development
(GED); and
(3) Be able to read, write, and communicate with co-workers, medical personnel, and other persons necessary to care for the child’s needs.
Re: Maximum Temperatures for hiking in Tx Wilderness programs.
--- Quote ---§748.3843. What are the requirements for monitoring children’s safety and health during hiking or camping excursions?
DFPS Rules, 40 TAC, effective January 1, 2007
Caregivers participating in the hiking or camping activity must ensure that:
(1) Each child participating in the hiking or camping activity has the clothing, equipment, and provisions necessary to protect the child from the environment, including insect repellent and sunscreen;
(2) A child does not carry a load of more than 30% of the child’s body weight;
(3) Hiking does not exceed the physical capabilities of the weakest member of the group. If a participating child cannot or will not hike, the group must not continue unless other provisions have been made to care for the child;
(4) In temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit:
(A) Children are offered a minimum of three quarts of drinking water per day;
(B) Electrolyte replacement is available to children at all times; and
(C) Other techniques are available to cool a participant, such as water to coat a child’s body or cold packs; and
(5) Potable water is available at each campsite. Caregivers must verify water cache location information before the group leaves camp each day, if applicable.
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Better than some, but still lacking.
Deborah:
Daniel Walker and Kimber Wilson were lucky they weren't in a wilderness program where symptoms are dismissed as faking and medical attention is denied until the imbeciles finally realize the kid is dying. Quick response saved Kimber and Daniel. Alex Corrance died doing what he loved, not being forced march through the wilderness.
Actually the majority of the 50some kids who have died in wilderness died due to preventable accidents, medical neglect, heat exhaustion, unlawful restraints, and more recently there's a case of West Nile from a tick or mosquito. Two growing risk factors are Psych drugs (many enlarge the heart) and obesity.
TheWho:
Actually kids are much safer being in a wilderness program where they are exposed to staff who are trained to keep kids safe. If an emergency occurred like a heart attack I think any parent would rather have their child in the hands of trained people than sitting in some friends basement or driving around somewhere with people that have the response time and training of Ozzy Osborne.
I think it is fair to say (and I agree with you here, Deborah) most kids deaths are preventable and this applies whether the child is in a program or not. The key is where are they safest and surrounded the most by people who are trained to respond and keep them safe?
Troll Control:
to the who:
before you stated that the autopsy report showed this child would have died anyway, no matter where he was or under what conditions. i was waiting for you to provide the link to the source you got your information from, seemingly the autopsy report. can you post the link to the autopsy report you read to lead you to that conclusion?
also, can you post the links to the information about wilderness camps being safer than public schools? in my public school, we have a full time, licensed nurse there every day to attend to emergencies immediately. we also have several trained emt's as well.
didn't the place where this child died have several lapsed certificates, several non-certified employees without background checks and no nurse? this hardly seems like a safe environment. aren't most wildernessprograms also not licensed by the states they operate in and don't they employ relatively untrained and very inexperienced uncertified staff members? and these places aren't even monitored by the state.
TheWho:
guest wrote:
--- Quote ---before you stated that the autopsy report showed this child would have died anyway, no matter where he was or under what conditions. i was waiting for you to provide the link to the source you got your information from, seemingly the autopsy report. can you post the link to the autopsy report you read to lead you to that conclusion?
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Here you go:
LSE Staff Wrote:
--- Quote --- Matt's autopsy revealed that he died of an unknown heart defect that no one could have found prior to his placement with LSE, and that it would have killed him that day whether he was hiking in the Texas heat, or sitting home in the AC watching TV.
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You could PM ” LSE Staff” I don’t think he will post it up on a forum, I wouldn’t., but you should check with him.
--- Quote --- also, can you post the links to the information about wilderness camps being safer than public schools?
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http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?p=252502#252502
--- Quote --- didn't the place where this child died have several lapsed certificates, several non-certified employees without background checks and no nurse? this hardly seems like a safe environment. aren't most wildernessprograms also not licensed by the states they operate in and don't they employ relatively untrained and very inexperienced uncertified staff members? and these places aren't even monitored by the state.
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Not totally true, I believe there were some expired back ground checks. You indicated there was no nurse. Is one required? I didn’t see this requirement. If the child was lucky enough to collapse near the nurses office at school then you may have a point. But after school…my point is…. I don’t think Ozzy Osborne would effectively perform CPR or be the best person to be around my child if he/she had a heart attack. None of my children’s friends were trained or were certified to handle a heart attack when they were in high school.
In wilderness the children are with counselors 24/7. Public school is 5-6 hours?
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