2008 Children's Camp Incident Summary - Graph Data

All Reportable Incidents
Reportable Incidents Number of Incidents Percent
Campter and Staff Injuries 900 31.8%
Illness 1715 60.5%
Epi Pen Uses 14 0.5%
Rabies Exposures* 180 6.7%
Abuse Victims 15 0.5%
*Includes one exposure to a dog and nine to racoons
Injury Incidents by Camp Type - 2008
Camp Type Number of Injuries Percent
Overnight Camp 392 43.6%
Day Camp 508 56.4%
Injuries by Type - 2008
Injury Type Number of Injuries
Cuts/Punctures 337
Fractures 410
Internal 1
Head/Neck/Spine 21
Burn 4
Strain/Sprain 15
Concussions 55
Deaths* 2
Dislocations 24
Bites 3
Eye Injuries 18
Other 10

* One Death resulted from a fall from a tree. The other death occurrred at an unpermitted camp during a hike in the Niagara gorge.

Injury by Activity - 2008
Activity Number of Injuries
Sports 229
Organized Games 118
Walking/Running* 79
Playing** 77
Playground Equipt. 49
Swimming 40
Free Period 34
Traveling Between Activities*** 25
Biking 19
Whittling/Woodcarving 15
Boating 14
Dance/Fine Arts 13
Between Activities 11
Tubing 11
Rollerskating 11
Hiking*** 10
Horseback Riding 9
Amusement Park Ride 8
Waiting/Sitting/Watching 8
Sleeping 8
Gymnastics 7
Chores 7
Eating 7
Arts and Crafts 7
Woodcutting/Chopping 6
Changing Clothes 6
Aquatic Theme Park Ride 5
Skate/Mountain Boarding 5
Challenge Course 5
Nature Study 4
Fighting 4
Classroom Instruction 4
Cooking 4
Ice Skating 3
Diving 3
Other 35

*walking or running during free period or between activities includes one death
**playing listed without indication of a specific game, etc.
***One death occurred in each of these activities

Factures by Activity - 2008
Activity Number of Fractures
Sports 135
Organized Games 66
Playing** 38
Playground Equipment 31
Walking/Running* 31
Swimming 11
Free Period 9
Roller Skating 8
Horseback Riding 7
Travel Between Activities 7
Biking 7
Gymnastics 6
Dance/Fine Arts/Drama 6
Between Activities 5
Skate/Mountain Boarding 5
Tubing 4
Amusement Park Ride 4
Fighting 3
Waiting/Sitting/Watching 3
Hiking 3
Sleeping 2
Changing Clothes 2
Aquatic Theme Park Ride 2
Nature Study 2
other 13

*walking or running during free period or between activities
**playing listed without indication of a specific game, etc.

Cut Injuries by Activity - 2008
Activity Number of Cuts
Walking/Running* 43
Sports 42
Organized Games 34
Playing** 29
Swimming 23
Free Period 18
Playground Equipment 17
Whittling/Woodcarving 15
Travel Between Activities 12
Boating 11
Biking 9
Arts and Crafts 7
Chores 6
Woodcutting/Chopping 6
Between Activities 6
Dance/Fine Arts/Drama 4
Hiking 4
Eating 4
Changing Clothes 3
Classroom Instruction 3
Waiting/Sitting/Watching 3
Challenge Course 3
Sleeping 2
Showering 2
Rollerskating 2
Amusement Park Ride 2
Ice Skating 2
Transportation Aquatic Theme Park Ride
Other 21

*walking or running during free period or between activities
**playing listed without indication of a specific game, etc.

Playground Equipment Injuries by Type - 2008
Type of Injury Number of Injuries
Fractures 31
Cuts 17
Bite 1
Free Period Injuries by Type - 2008
Type of Injury Number of Injuries
Fractures 9
Cuts 18
Strain/Sprain 1
Eye Injuries 2
Concussions 2
Dislocations 1
Burns 1
Sports Injuries by Type of Injury - 2008
Injury Type Number of Injuries
Factures 135
Concussions 22
Dislocations 13
Cuts 42
Other 2
Head/Neck 6
Internal Injury 1
Eye Injuries 6
Strain/Sprain 2
Sports by Activity - 2008
Sport Number of Injuries
Basketball 69
Soccer 54
Football 25
Baseball 25
Wrestling 11
Ice Hockey 8
Roller Hockey 6
Tennis 6
Handball 5
Lacrosse 5
Volleyball 4
Softball 3
Field Hockey 2
Hockey 2
Other 5
Injuries Incurred Playing Basketball
Fractures* 45
Cuts 14
Eye Injury 1
Concussions 2
Dislocations 4
Head/Neck Injuries 3

*23 OF 45 FRACTURES WERE TO THE HAND AND/OR WRIST. 19 WERE DUE TO FINGER JAMS.

Travel Between Activities Injuries - 2008
Injury Number
Fractures 7
Cuts 12
Dislocations 3
Concussion 1
Head/Neck Injury 1
Death* 1

*Death resulting from trauma suffered when falling from tree

Organized Game Injuries - 2008
Injury Number of Injuries
Fractures 66
Cuts 34
Eye Injuries 3
Concussions 7
Dislocations 2
Head/Neck 2
Strain/Sprain 4
Walking/Running Injuries - 2008
Injury Number of Injuries
Fractures 31
Cuts 43
Eye Injuries 1
Concussions 2
Other 1
Head/Neck 1
Playing Injuries - 2008
Injury Number of Injuries
Fractures 38
Cuts 29
Head/Neck 1
Concussions 5
Eye Injuries 2
Dislocation 1
Horseback Riding Injuries - 2008
Type of Injury Number of Injuries
Fractures 7
Head/Neck 1
Concussions 1
Cause of Injury Number
Horse Spooked 2
Rider Lost Balance 7
Challenge Course Injuries - 2008
Injury Number of Injuries
Cuts 3
Concussions 1
Fractures 1
Gastrointestinal Illness - 2008
Illness Number
Noro and Norolike Virus Cases 758
Cases Where Agent Was Not Identified 567
Illness Excluding Gastroenteritis - 2008
Illness Number
Pediculosis 94
Conjunctivitis 69
Respiratory Infections 48
MRSA Infections 32
Coxsackie Virus 20
Strep Throat 15
Fifth's Disease 14
Chicken Pox 12
Pertussis 8
Impetigo 7
Allergic Reactions 7
Fainting/Dizzy Spells 6
Seizures 5
Lyme Disease 5
Dehydration 5
Diabetic Complication 4
Cardiac Incident 3
Mononucleosis 3
Appendicitis 2
Asthma 2
Scarlet Fever 2
Staph Infection 2
Other 14

*Includes One Death

Concussions by Activity
Activity Number of Concussions
Sports 22
Organized Games 7
Playing 5
Biking 3
Walking/Running 2
Swimming 2
Free Period 2
Hiking 2
Theme Park Rides 2
Challenge Course 1
Tubing 1
Travel Between 1
Rollerskating 1
Horseback Riding 1
Dancing/Acting 1
Changing Clothes 1
Waiting/Sitting 1
Sport and Game Concussions
Sport/Game Number
Wrestling 7
Soccer 6
Basketball 2
Ice Hockey 2
Dodgeball 2
Kickball 2
Baseball 1
Field Hockey 1
Hockey 1
Lacrosse 1
Roller Hockey 1
Flag Football 1
Tag 1
Tetherball 1
Camp Injuries by Year 2000-2008
Year Number of Injuries
2000 1049
2001 1074
2002 952
2003 1022
2004 958
2005 954
2006 916
2007 876
2008 900
Abuse Victims by Year 2000-2008
Year Number of Victims
2000 17
2001 27
2002 42
2003 25
2004 20
2005 20
2006 31
2007 21
2008 15
Rabies Exposures by Year 2000-2008
Year Number of Exposures
2000 256
2001 256
2002 146
2003 170
2004 140
2005 138
2006 217
2007 74
2008 190
Epi-Pen Administrations by Year 2001-2008
Year Number of Victims
2001 9
2002 7
2003 13
2004 12
2005 20
2006 22
2007 19
2008 14