Playground hazards in Atlanta child care centers

J.J. Sacks, K.W. Holt, P. Holmgreen, L.S. Colwell and J.M. Brown

American Journal of Public Health, 1990, vol. 80, issue 8, 986-988

Abstract: We identified 684 playground hazards in 66 child care centres despite regulations mandating that the grounds be hazard-free. Of 21 centers with ≤5 hazards, 42.9 percent reported a playground-related injury in the previous year; of 25 centers with 6-11 haards, 52.0 percent reported a playground-related injury; and of 20 centers with ≥12 hazards, 60.0 percent reported a playground-related injury. Climbing equipment ≥6 feet tall generally had inadequate impact-absorbing undersurfacing and had over twice the rate of fall injuries as climbing equipment

Date: 1990
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