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American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 83, Issue 5 731-733, Copyright © 1993 by American Public Health Association

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The risk of childhood injury on Boston's playground equipment and surfaces.

M T Bond and M G Peck

Boston Department of Health and Hospitals, Mass.

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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