title: Trends in fall injuries associated with children's outdoor climbing frames.
abstract: Falls from publicly owned climbing equipment are often cited as the major cause of injury on children's outdoor playgrounds and have been the focus of substantial interventions in the UK since the early 1980s. Analysis of national data on falls from climbing frames for 1988 to 2002 shows that the main discernible trend during this period is an increase in the occurrence of injuries to the lower arm. Whether this is attributable to a behavioural response to some of the interventions, or to some other factor, is unknown.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Decision Analysis and Risk Management, School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University, Queensway, Enfield, Middlesex, UK. D.Ball@mdx.ac.uk
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000293:injuries*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology