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2009 Children's Camp Incident Summary - Graph Data

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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.

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

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

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.

Department of Health