Holidays and Injuries

Summer is a long-awaited and beloved time of year for both children and adults, and is inextricably linked to vacations, summer holidays, trips to the countryside, the sea, and the banks of rivers and lakes. Every year, with the onset of the summer period, parents send their children to school and countryside health camps. Statistics show that the risk of injury to children increases during this time. One of the main tasks facing the camp leader and the teaching staff is to ensure the safety of children.

In summer camps, children enjoy the opportunity to go on hiking trips, play team games, jump, and run. It is beneficial when all this occurs under the supervision of adults, but if there is none, a child may get injured. During the summer period, the frequency of abrasions, bruises, fractures, and traumatic brain injuries in children increases. Injuries can occur during sports activities (volleyball, basketball, football), during entertainment events, games on playgrounds (swings, bars, exercise equipment), and in creative clubs, etc. Special attention should be paid to injuries while riding bicycles. The nature of the injuries is varied: burns from flames are particularly dangerous and are most often observed in children during games with flammable objects and near bonfires.

Children in countryside health camps are required to:

- follow all established rules, including fire safety rules, water safety rules, and rules of conduct during excursions, bus trips, and hikes;

- immediately report any injuries (cuts, bruises, burns, wounds, etc.) to the counselor or camp leader;

- comply with the requirements of the leader while participating in sections and clubs at the camps;

- exercise caution while playing on playgrounds, especially when using swings (climbing trees, roofs, and bars without permission, and jumping from them is prohibited);

- children are prohibited from starting fires in buildings, on the camp grounds, and during hikes.