Food Allergy Trends and Epinephrine Autoinjector Presence in Summer Camps

Schellpfeffer, Natalie; Leo, Harvey L.; Ambrose, Michael; Hashikawa, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2016.10.018

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“…Egg with high-level protein can cause severe allergy, followed by seafood, beef, milk, and fruit (Table 2). The results are different with previous reports: the allergic events caused by seafood are higher than those caused by eggs [57]. The consumption of eggs, shrimp, and crab is closely related to the environment and life habits, which may be the reason causing the difference.…”

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Bifidobacterium lactisAmeliorates the Risk of Food Allergy in Chinese Children by Affecting Relative Percentage of Treg and Th17 Cells

Liu

Wei

Wang

2018

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

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We aimed to explore the therapeutic effect of Bifidobacterium lactis on food allergy by investigating the percentage of Treg and Th17 cells in Chinese children and related molecular mechanisms. A total of 256 children with food allergy were evenly assigned into two groups: BG, the children received 10 ml B. lactis (1 × 106/ml) daily, and CG, the children received the solution without B. lactis daily for three months. Allergic symptoms, serum IgE, and food antigen-specific IgE were measured. A mouse allergy model was established by using shrimp tropomyosin and treated with B. lactis. Relative mRNA levels of Treg- and Th17-associated cytokines were measured by using quantitative PCR. The percentage of Treg and Th17 cells in spleen were measured by using flow cytometry. After 3-month therapy, the allergic symptoms of the BG were remarkably reduced when compared with the CG (P < 0.05). Serum levels of IgE and food antigen-specific IgE were decreased too (P < 0.05). Similar results were also found in a mouse allergy model. After B. lactis treatment, the relative mRNA level of FoxP3 was significantly enhanced in the B. lactis therapy group when compared to positive controls. In addition, relative mRNA levels of FoxP3 and TGF-β associated with Treg cells were increased, whereas relative mRNA levels of IL-17A and IL-23 associated with Th17 were reduced. B. lactis treatment significantly increased the ratio of Treg and Th17 cells in a mouse allergy model (P < 0.05). B. lactis effectively alleviates allergic symptoms by increasing the ratio of Treg and Th17 cells.

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confidence: 89%

Bifidobacterium lactisAmeliorates the Risk of Food Allergy in Chinese Children by Affecting Relative Percentage of Treg and Th17 Cells

Liu

Wei

Wang

2018

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

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“…Digital media were defined as smartphones with social media and gaming applications, television, video games, tablets, technology wearables and portable gaming devices (MEDIA, 2016a). CampDoc.com has served as the sampling frame for other peer-reviewed studies on health and safety topics related to children attending summer camp (Chang et al, 2017;Kolberg et al, 2020;Schellpfeffer et al, 2017Schellpfeffer et al, , 2020.…”

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Exploring Camp Policies and Leadership Opinions on Digital Media Use in Camps

DeHudy

Radesky

Schellpfeffer

et al. 2021

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While summer camps provide children a unique experience away from home, this environment may lead to increased and unsupervised use of digital media. Camps’ policies and leaderships’ views on digital media consumption in camps are currently unknown. To elucidate current trends, we partnered with CampDoc.com to survey a national sample of camp leadership about digital media policies and practices. A single response was selected from each camp and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Free text responses reflecting on positive and negative experiences with digital media were assessed using thematic analysis. We received 722 responses from 363 of the 950 camps within the Camp Doc network. Respondents represented camps in 45 states in the United States. Internet and cell service were available in 22.3% and 34.7% of camps, respectively. Approximately 60% of camps reported a digital media policy for campers and staff. Most policies (67.9%) did not allow use of digital media devices. Camp leadership reported that smartphones (51.3%) and social media apps (42.2%) were most difficult to restrict. Qualitative themes focused on the benefits of digital media for creativity and connection, but also the interruption of camp experiences. Camp personnel described positive media uses aligned with American Academy of Pediatrics media guidelines, for teaching creativity, acquiring new skills, and understanding the value of unplugging for creating social connections. Although most camps have policies restricting digital media use, complete restriction may be difficult.

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“…Other collaborative projects using completely de-identified EHR data have been previously published. 12,13 The study was deemed as exempt by the institutional review board. All available de-identified camper head injury reports, filed by camp nurses occurring in the year 2016, were extracted by CampDoc.com data analysts using the search terms “head injuries,” “concussions,” or “head pain.” De-identified data were then sent to study authors in an Excel document to be coded for analysis.…”

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Pediatric Head Injuries in Summer Camps

Kolberg

Saleem

Ambrose

et al. 2020

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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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 definite 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 definite (3%, n = 137) and probable (13%, n = 572) concussions, with 39% (n = 277) being sports-related and 61% (n = 83) of definite concussions incurred by female campers. Summer camps, while an important location of head injury risk, appear to be a safe environment for youth.

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Food Allergy Trends and Epinephrine Autoinjector Presence in Summer Camps

Cited by 17 publications

References 28 publications

Bifidobacterium lactisAmeliorates the Risk of Food Allergy in Chinese Children by Affecting Relative Percentage of Treg and Th17 Cells

Bifidobacterium lactisAmeliorates the Risk of Food Allergy in Chinese Children by Affecting Relative Percentage of Treg and Th17 Cells

Exploring Camp Policies and Leadership Opinions on Digital Media Use in Camps

Pediatric Head Injuries in Summer Camps

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