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. 1993 May;83(5):731-3.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.5.731.

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

M T Bond  1 , M G Peck
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The risk of childhood injury on Boston's playground equipment and surfaces

M T Bond et al. Am J Public Health. 1993 May.

Abstract

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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