The risk of childhood injury on Boston's playground equipment and surfaces.
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.
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Boston Department of Health and Hospitals, Mass.
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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