2009 Children's Camp Incident Summary - Graph Data

All Reportable Incidents
Reportable Incidents Number of Incidents Percentage
Camper and Staff Injuries 928 28.6%
Illness 2192 67.6%
Epi Pen Uses 21 0.6%
Rabies Exposures* 89 2.7%
Abuse Victims 13 0.5%
*All Exposures to Bats


Injury Incidents by Camp Type - 2009
Camp Type Number of Injuries Percentage
Overnight Camp 486 52.4%
Day Camp 442 47.6%


Injuries by Type - 2009
Injury Type Number of Injuries Percentage
Cuts/Punctures 315 33.9%
Fractures 443 47.7%
Internal 1 0.1%
Head/Neck/Spine 17 1.8%
Burn 6 0.6%
Strain/Sprain 12 1.3%
Suffocation* 1 0.1%
Concussions 77 8.3%
Near Drowning 2 0.2%
Dislocations 30 3.2%
Bites 1 0.1%
Eye Injuries 8 0.9%
Other 15 1.6%
*One attempted suicide by hanging


Injury by Activity - 2009
Activity Number of Injuries
Sports 213
Organized Games 138
Walking/Running 93
Playing* 66
Playground Equipment 60
Free Period 33
Swimming 29
Traveling Between Activities 23
Whittling/Woodcarving 18
Biking 16
Rollerskating 16
Horseback Riding 15
Challenge Course 15
Hiking 13
Boating 12
Woodcutting/Chopping 12
Dance/Fine Arts 10
Chores 9
Gymnastics 8
Ice Skating 8
Skate/Mountain Boarding 8
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 7
Sleeping 7
Amusement Park Ride 6
Transportation 6
Eating 6
Golf Cart 5
Changing Clothes 5
Between Activities 4
Arts and Crafts 4
Cooking 4
Horseplay 4
Fighting 3
Aquatic Theme Park Ride 3
Martial Arts 3
Classroom Instruction 3
Diving 3
Other 40
*playing listed without indication of a specific game, etc.


Factures by Activity - 2009
Activity Number of Fractures
Sports 131
Organized Games 85
Playground Equipment 39
Walking/Running* 39
Playing** 31
Roller Skating 15
Free Period 9
Horseback Riding 9
Gymnastics 7
Hiking 6
Travel Between Activites 6
Amusement Park Ride 5
Biking 5
Dance/Fine Arts/Drama 5
Challenge Course 5
Sleeping 5
Skate/Mountain Boarding 5
Swimming 4
Chores 4
Between Activities 2
Horseplay 2
Riding Golf Carts/Dirt Bike 2
Martial Arts 2
Other 18
*walking or running during free period or between activities
**playing listed without indication of a specific game, etc.


Cut Injuries by Activity - 2009
Activity Number of Cuts
Walking/Running* 41
Sports 43
Organized Games 34
Playing** 19
Whittling/Woodcarving 18
Swimming 17
Free Period 16
Playground Equipment 15
Travel Between Activities 13
Woodcutting/Chopping 12
Boating 10
Biking 10
Transportation 6
Ice Skating 6
Hiking 5
Chores 4
Changing Clothes 4
Waterskiing/Wakeboarding 4
Dance/Fine Arts/Drama 3
Riding Golf Cart 3
Skate/Mountainboarding 3
Arts and Crafts 2
Aquatic Theme Park Ride 2
Diving 2
Eating 2
Horseback Riding 2
Challenge Course 2
Other 25
*walking or running during free period or between activities
**playing listed without indication of a specific game, etc.


Playground Equipment Injuries by Type - 2009
Type of Injury Number of Injuries Percentage
Fractures 39 65.0%
Cuts 15 25.0%
Concussion 2 3.33%
Dislocation 1 1.67%
Head/Neck 1 1.67%
Internal 1 1.67%
Strain/Sprain 1 1.67%


Free Period Injuries by Type - 2009
Type of Injury Number of Injuries Percentage
Fractures 9 27.3%
Cuts 16 48.5%
Head/Neck 1 3.0%
Suffocation* 1 3.0%
Concussions 5 15.2%
Other 1 3.0%
*One attempted suicide by hanging


Sports Injuries by Type of Injury - 2009
Injury Type Number of Injuries Percentage
Factures 131 61.5%
Concussions 25 11.7%
Dislocations 9 4.2%
Cuts 35 16.4%
Other 5 2.3%
Head/Neck 4 1.9%
Eye Injuries 1 0.5%
Strain/Sprain 3 1.4


Sports by Activity - 2009
Sport Number of Injuries
Basketball 67
Soccer 33
Baseball 29
Football 14
Volleyball 13
Ice Hockey 12
Tennis 10
Wrestling 9
Lacrosse 6
Field Hockey 4
Bowling 3
Softball 3
Hockey 2
Golf 2
Other 6


Injuries Incurred Playing Basketball - 2009
Injury Type Number of Injuries Percentage
Fractures* 44 67.7%
Cuts 11 16.9%
Concussions 6 9.2%
Dislocations 4 6.2
*18 of 44 fractures were to the hand and/or wrist. 15 were due to finger jams


Travel Between Activities Injuries - 2009
Injury Number Percentage
Fractures 6 26.1%
Cuts 13 56.5%
Dislocations 1 4.3%
Concussion 2 8.7%
Eye Injury 1 4.3%


Organized Game Injuries - 2009
Injury Number of Injuries Percentage
Fractures 85 61.6%
Cuts 34 24.6 %
Concussions 11 8.0%
Dislocations 6 4.3%
Head/Neck 1 0.7%
Other 1 0.7%


Walking/Running Injuries - 2009
Injury Number of Injuries Percentage
Fractures 39 41.9%
Cuts 41 44.1%
Head/Neck 2 2.2%
Concussions 6 6.5%
Bite Injury 1 1.1%
Other 4 4.3%


Playing Injuries - 2009
Injury Number of Injuries Percentage
Fractures 31 48.4%
Cuts 19 29.7%
Eye Injuries 2 3.1%
Concussions 8 12.5%
Strain/Sprain 2 3.1%
Dislocations 2 3.1%


Horseback Riding Injuries - 2009
Type of Injury Number of Injuries
Fractures 9
Head/Neck 1
Concussion 1
Cuts 2
Dislocation 1
Other 1
Cause of Injury Number
Horse Spooked 2
Rider Lost Balance 10
Stepped on by Horse 2
Horse Stumbled 1


Challenge Course Injuries - 2009
Injury Number of Injuries Percentage
Cuts 2 13.3%
Concussions 3 20.0%
Fractures 5 33.3%
Dislocation 1 6.7%
Strain/Sprain 1 6.7%
Other 3 20.0%


Influenza-Like Illness - 2009
Description Number Percentage
Cases Associated with 61 Outbreaks 1600 96.4%
Cases with No Association with an Outbreak 60 3.6


Illness Exluding Influenza-Like Illness - 2009
Illness Number
Gastroenteritis 102
Febrile Illness* 72
Pediculosis 66
Norovirus-Like Illness 43
Strep Throat 42
Conjunctivitis 36
Mumps 25
Folliculitis 16
Impetigo 15
Respiratory Infections 14
Allergic Reactions 8
Lyme Disease 8
Staph Infections 8
Fifth's Disease 7
Chicken Pox 6
Appendicitis 6
Seizures** 6
Asthma 6
Coxsackie Virus 5
MRSA Infections 3
Ear Infections 3
Hypoglycemia 2
Stroke 2
Mononucleosis 2
E. Coli 0157 2
Heat-Related 2
Pin Worms 2
Cellulitis 2
Other 21
*No specific diagnosis made by medical professionals. Includes one outbreak with 55 cases
**Includes one death.


Concussions by Activity - 2009
Activity Number
Sports 25
Organized Games 11
Playing 8
Walking/Running 6
Free Period 5
Challenge Course 3
Travel Between 2
Between Activites 2
Dancing/Acting 2
Playground Equipment 2
Arts and Crafts 1
Biking 1
Boating 1
Cooking 1
Horseplay 1
Hiking 1
Horseback Riding 1
Sitting/Watching 1
Sleeping 1
Other 2


Sport and Game Concussions - 2009
Sport/Game Number
Basketball 6
Soccer 5
Ice Hockey 5
Baseball 3
Volleyball 2
Wrestling 2
Tag 2
Bowling 1
Dodgeball 1
Six Flags 1
Asteroids 1
Flag Football 1
GaGa Ball 1
Kickball 1
Steal the Bacon 1
Unspecified 2


Camp Injuries by Year 2000-2009
Year Number of Injuries
2000 1049
2001 1074
2002 952
2003 1022
2004 958
2005 954
2006 916
2007 876
2008 900
2009 928


Abuse Victims by Year 2000-2009
Year Number of Victims
2000 17
2001 27
2002 42
2003 25
2004 20
2005 20
2006 31
2007 21
2008 15
2009 13


Rabies Exposures by Year 2000-2009
Year Number of Exposures
2000 256
2001 256
2002 146
2003 170
2004 140
2005 138
2006 217
2007 74
2008 190
2009 89


Epi-Pen Administrations by Year 2001-2009
Year Number of Victims
2001 9
2002 7
2003 13
2004 12
2005 20
2006 22
2007 19
2008 14
2009 21


Swimming Injuries by Type - 2009
Injury Number Percentage
Fractures 4 13.8%
Cuts 17 58.6%
Dislocations 2 6.9%
Head/Neck 4 13.8%
Near Drowning 2 6.9%


Dancing/Acting Injuries by Type - 2009
Injury Number Percentage
Fractures 5 50%
Cuts 3 30%
Concussions 2 20%


Boating Injuries by Type - 2009
Injury Number Percentage
Fractures 1 8.3%
Cuts 10 83.3%
Concussions 1 8.3%


Organized Game Injuries by Activity - 2009
Activity Number
Dodgeball* 24
Tag* 17
Kickball 13
Capture the Flag 10
Flag/Touch Football 9
Races/Running Games 8
Frisbee 5
Miniature Golf 4
Floor Hockey 3
Four Square 2
Wiffle Ball 2
War Ball 2
Red Rover 2
Other 37
* Includes Variations of Game


Biking Injuries by Type - 2009
Injury Number Percentage
Fractures 5 33.3%
Cuts 9 60.0%
Concussions 1 6.7%