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A breakdown of injuries based on age groups, location, types of injuries and equipment.

• How many kids get hurt?
  • Every year about 200,000 children get injured badly enough to visit hospital emergency rooms.
  
  
  
• Who gets hurt?
  • 3% are little boys and girls under 2 years old
  • 27% are kids between 2-4 years old
  • 56% are between 5-9 years old
  • 12% are 10-12 years old
  • 2% are 13-14 years old
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
• How do kids get hurt?
  • 136,000 kids each year get hurt by falling to the surface
  • 20,000 kids each year get hurt by falling onto equipment
  • 16,000 kids each year get hurt due to impact with stationary equipment
  • 6,000 kids each year get hurt due to impact with moving equipment
  • 20,000 kids each year get hurt due to miscellaneous causes, these include:
    contact with crush points and sharp edges, entanglement and head or neck entrapment.
    
    
    
    
    
• What gets hurt?
  • Fractures account for about 40% of all injuries.
  • About 80% of these fractures involve the wrist, lower arm and elbow
  • Of injuries to the head and face, about 15% were diagnosed as concussions, internal injuries and fractures.
  
  
  
  
• On what equipment do kids get hurt?
  • 36% Climbers
  • 30% Swings
  • 20 % Slides
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
• Where do kids get hurt?
  • 45% Schools
  • 31% Public Parks
  • 10% Daycare/Preschool
  • The balance of injuries occur in a variety of locations that may have playgrounds
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
• Contributing factors to Public Playground Injuries
  • 44% Improper use / Poor supervision
  • 40% Poor Maintenance
  • 7% Inappropriate design
  • 6% Installation issues
  • 3% Site Planning Issues