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- Title
Epidemiology of child playground equipment‐related injuries in the USA: Emergency department visits, 1995–2019.
- Authors
Nabavizadeh, Behnam; Hakam, Nizar; Holler, Jordan T; Namiri, Nikan K; Sadighian, Michael J; Rios, Natalie; Enriquez, Anthony; Amend, Gregory M.; Breyer, Benjamin N.
- Abstract
Aim: To analyse the most recent trends and characteristics of playground equipment‐related injuries in children. Methods: We used the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database to acquire cases of playground equipment‐related injuries in children ≤17 years old between 1995 and 2019. A total of 184 580 unweighted cases met our study inclusion criteria. Results: A total of 5 356 703 (95% confidence interval 4 235 530–6 477 876) emergency department visits for playground‐related injuries in the USA were estimated during the study period which was equal to an average of 29.4 annual injuries per 10 000 US population ≤17 years. The mean age was 6.5 (standard error 0.049) years. School‐aged (42.7%) and pre‐school children (35.3%) accounted for most playground injuries. More than half of the injuries were reported in males (53.6%). Most injuries occurred with climbing apparatuses (36%), followed by swings (25.9%) and slides (20.9%). Overall number of injuries (∆ − 22.3%, P = 0.01) and incidence (∆ − 21.6%, P = 0.01) had a declining trend after 2012. However, reported concussion injuries showed an increasing trend during the study (∆ + 28.3%, P < 0.001). A marked seasonal variation in number of injuries existed with most injuries in May and September. Conclusions: Although injuries arising from playground equipment have decreased during the past 8 years, there was an increase in number of reported concussions. The outcomes of this study suggested that further efforts should be directed towards such serious injuries.
- Publication
Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2022, Vol 58, Issue 1, p69
- ISSN
1034-4810
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jpc.15644