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Key Facts
• It is estimated that in 2009, nearly 220,000 children ages 14 and under were treated
in emergency departments for injuries associated with playground equipment.
• From 2001 through 2008, the U.
S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission...
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Key Facts
• It is estimated that in 2009, nearly 220,000 children ages 14 and under were treated
in emergency departments for injuries associated with playground equipment.
• From 2001 through 2008, the U.
S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
investigated 40 deaths associated with playground equipment.
The average age of victims was 6 years.
• From 2001 through 2008, an average of 218,850 preschool and elementary children required care from
emergency departments for playground-related injuries each year.
2001-2009 Estimated Playground Equipment-Related Injuries
(United States, All Ages)
190000
200000
210000
220000
230000
240000
250000
200920082007200620052004200320022001
Year
EstimatedNumberofInjuries
246,632
227,097
220,065
220,476
215,183
218,350
216,371
221,833
237,184
Where, When, How
• From 2001 through 2008, a majority (57 percent) of estimated playground-related injuries treated in the
emergency department occurred at schools or parks.
• Approxima
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