Playground Injury

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Overhead ladders

-2nd main source of injury. -more likely to fall through when using it improperly.

Consumer Product Safety Commission Handbook for Public Playground Safety (1997)

-Set of guidelines. -Compliance with recommendations is voluntary. -Not good enough injuries and death continue.

2.5

1 child is injured every _____ minutes on playground equipment.

1 foot

A ____ fall directly on the head onto concrete or asphalt can be fatal.

4 foot

A ____ fall onto dirt can be fatal if head directly impacts earth.

falls.

Majority of injuries that occur on playgrounds are directly related to ____

51%

Nearly _____% of playground injuries happen on public playgrounds.

6 feet.

Preschool aged children no higher than ____.

6 feet.

Probability of injury doubles with equipment height over ____.

8 feet.

School aged children no higher than ____.

doubled.

Since 1980 the rate of injury to children under the age of 6 has ____.

12 in (1 foot)

Surface depth should be a minimum of ____.

Fall zone

The area around play equipment where protective surfacing is required to prevent injury from falls. -6 feet in every direction. -slides: 10 feet -swings: 20 feet

Supervision, Age-appropriate equipment, Fall zone/Fall surfacing, Equipment maintenance.

What does SAFE stand for?

Fractures

Which of following is the most common playground injury?

Climbers

Which of following is the top equipment piece associated with playground injury?

-Asphalt -Cement -Dirt -Grass -Rocks

Which surfaces are unacceptable?

15

___ deaths per year due to playgrounds (related to head injury).

8%

___% of playground injuries occur in other places.

61,000

____ preschool children injured each year.

55%

____% injured on playgrounds are female.

45%

____% injured on playgrounds are male.

50%

____% of injuries occur on public playgrounds (schools and communities).

42%

____% of playground injuries occur in residences.

60%

____% of playground injuries related to falls.

200,000; 25% (150,000)

_____ playground injuries are treated each year; ____% are considered severe.


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