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Playground-Related Injuries Treated in the Emergency Department

PLAYGROUND -RELATED INJURIES TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 218,851 playground-related injuries are treated in an emergency department each year O'Brien, 2009 Data: CPSC, NEISS 15 children die every year from playground-related injuries ААР, 2006 Playground-related injuries by hazard, 2001-2008 FallS are the most common cause of injury Fall (from, into, or onto the equipment) 11% 7% Equipment-related (including breakage, tip over, poor design, or assembly) 7% 44% OIncidental (hazards around but not related to the equipment) 8% OCollision (with other children or the equipment) Entrapment 23% 1Other O'Brien, 2009 are less than The odds of being injured . from a playground fall on an impact absorbing surface half non-impact absorbing surface than on a Chalmers, 1996 bark chips, sand, rubber matting, etc. grass, asphalt, concrete, dirt, etc. Playground-related injuries by diagnosis: Top 5, 2001-2008 Fractures are the most common type of injury Fractures Contusions and abrasions Lacerations Strains and sprains OInternal organ injuries 36% 20% 17% 12% 5% O'Brien, 2009 Playground-related injuries by equipment, 2001-2008 Monkey bars/playground gyms are the equipment most likely to cause injury Monkey bars/play- ground gyms 644,932 injuries 36% Swings or swing sets AU UA 504.334 injuries 28% Seesaws/teeter totters Slides or sliding boards 41,094 366, 189 injuries 21% injuries 2% Other playground equipment 88,034 injuries 5% Playground equip., not specified 148,111 injuries 8% Other O'Brien, 2009 Playground injuries by age and sex, 2001-2008 (estimated) Children ages 5-9 are the most likely to be injured 0-4 254,658 |25% 193,246 5-9 500,700 53% 447,410 10-14 145,457 128,261 15% 15+ 54,526 61,226 7% 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 900,000 1,000,000 Boys Injuries a Girls O'Brien, 2009 For detailed sources: ChildrensSafetyNetwork.org/publications/playground-infographic www.ChildrensSafetyNetwork.org CSNChildren's Safety Network January 2014

Playground-Related Injuries Treated in the Emergency Department

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218,851 playground-related injuries are treated in an emergency department each year. This infographic breaks down playground-related injuries by hazard, diagnosis, equipment, and age and sex.

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