TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Pediatric head injuries in summer camps
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Kolberg, Kristen
A1  - Saleem, Noor
A1  - Ambrose, Michael
A1  - Cranford, Jim
A1  - Almeida, Andrea
A1  - Ichesco, Ingrid
A1  - Schellpfeffer, Natalie
A1  - Hashikawa, Andrew Nobuhide
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Summer camps have a unique supervisory environment that may lead to increased head injury risk for children. The epidemiology of head injuries in camps is unclear. We partnered with CampDoc.com to review head injury reports from camp nurses in 2016 from 197 camps in 36 states. A total of 4290 (92%) reports were coded as <i>definite</i> head injuries, 47% (n = 2002) in female campers, with median camper age of 10 years. Head injury severity was coded as mild (94%, n = 4040), moderate (6%, n = 248), or severe (<1%, n = 2). Only 3% (n = 134) were medically evaluated, and 29% (n = 1221) were sports-related. Head injuries were categorized as <i>definite</i> (3%, n = 137) and <i>probable</i> (13%, n = 572) concussions, with 39% (n = 277) being sports-related and 61% (n = 83) of <i>definite</i> concussions incurred by female campers. Summer camps, while an important location of head injury risk, appear to be a safe environment for youth.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922819901009
ID  - ref1
ER  -