title: The risk of childhood injury on Boston's playground equipment and surfaces.
abstract: The Childhood Injury Prevention Program of the Boston Department of Health and Hospitals conducted a survey of injury risk in Boston's playgrounds. A standardized checklist was used to assess a 25% sample of public playgrounds for hazards. Climbers accounted for 34% of the hazards observed and had the greatest proportion of significant hazards. The surfacing material in 100% of the playgrounds observed was unsafe. Urban children risk exposure to hazardous playground equipment frequently situated above unsafe surfacing material.
authors: Boston Department of Health and Hospitals, Mass.
authors: M T
authors: MT
authors: Bond
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Peck
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012306:Risk; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control