Comments on: Less likely to get hurt at summer camp?? What? http://blogs.cordovasd.org/anatomy/2009/12/09/less-likely-to-get-hurt-at-summer-camp-what/ Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: beedang http://blogs.cordovasd.org/anatomy/2009/12/09/less-likely-to-get-hurt-at-summer-camp-what/comment-page-1/#comment-177 beedang Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:38:10 +0000 http://blogs.cordovasd.org/anatomy/?p=387#comment-177 This is really interesting, something that has honestly never crossed my mind before. It does seem logical though that sending your child to a summer camp with possibly hundreds of other children would put them in more danger, but it seems that's not the case. I wonder if you send your child to a few different two week sessions it would be okay, since howajan says "Children at summer camp for longer than 2 weeks are more likely to get injured than those playing sports or swinging at the swings on the playground." From the website, http://www.physorg.com/news179512999.html, says "While the overall risk of serious injury was low, long-term camp sessions, lasting 14 or more days, did present an increased risk of serious injury." So I say, if you're going to send your child to summer camp, make sure it's only two weeks long and if you are worried about sending them for another two week session, have a friend send their child and see how it works out.. This is really interesting, something that has honestly never crossed my mind before. It does seem logical though that sending your child to a summer camp with possibly hundreds of other children would put them in more danger, but it seems that’s not the case. I wonder if you send your child to a few different two week sessions it would be okay, since howajan says “Children at summer camp for longer than 2 weeks are more likely to get injured than those playing sports or swinging at the swings on the playground.”

From the website, http://www.physorg.com/news179512999.html, says “While the overall risk of serious injury was low, long-term camp sessions, lasting 14 or more days, did present an increased risk of serious injury.”

So I say, if you’re going to send your child to summer camp, make sure it’s only two weeks long and if you are worried about sending them for another two week session, have a friend send their child and see how it works out..

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