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The demographics of playground equipment injuries in children

“…In playground equipment injuries, this energy transfer is often owing to a fall onto the ground. In the past decade, there has been significant research into what is the appropriate playground landing surface [11][12][13][14][15][16][17] as well as the maximum height [12,14,18,19]. There has also been a significant effort to improve the landing surfaces surrounding playground Fig.…”

Temporal variation in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures requiring surgical intervention

“…Monthly variations can be used for prevention programs. Recent research has been performed regarding appropriate playground landing surfaces [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] and maximum heights [12,14,17,19], resulting in efforts to improve landing surfaces of playground equipment. Several studies noted significant reductions in equipment related hazards [20,21] as well as injury rates [22] when less than optimal equipment and/or landing surfaces are corrected.…”

School Playground Surfacing and Arm Fractures in Children: A Cluster Randomized Trial Comparing Sand to Wood Chip Surfaces

“…Sherker et al found that over 85% of Victoria playgrounds complied with recommended maximum equipment height and surface impact attenuation characteristics, but that only 4.7% complied with recommended surface depth [14]. A marked deterioration in surface depth and impact attenuation was seen after only 8 wk in wood-based loose fill surfaces [20]. The fact that both arms of our study had well maintained surfaces and lower injury rates than predicted could be interpreted as the importance of applying a standard and maintaining the surface.…”