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Am J Dis Child. 1989;143(1):125-126.

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FROM 1983 to 1987, nearly 6.72 million emergency room visits in the United States were for product-related injuries among preschool children 1-4 years old.* Approximately 305,000 (4.5%) of these injuries involved playground equipment. These playground equipment-related injuries occurred most frequently at home (38.3%), in sports or recreation settings (29.4%), or at school (8.9%). Of the 82,108 injuries in preschool-aged children attending day care (coded as occurring at school), 27,232 (33.2%) were related to playground equipment.

Most preschool-aged children with injuries involving school playground equipment were 3 or 4 years old and male. A higher proportion of playground-related injuries occurred in the spring than at other times of the year. Forty percent of playground-related injuries were associated with climbing apparatus, and two thirds of injuries were to the head and neck.

Lacerations (38.5%), contusions or abrasions (26.8%), fractures (16.8%), strains or sprains (4.4%), and concussions (1.7%) were most commonly reported. Head . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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