Playground equipment-related extremity fractures in children presenting to US emergency departments, 2006–2016

Playground equipment-related extremity fractures in children presenting to US emergency departments, 2006–2016

Abstract Background Despite updated playground equipment and improved industry standards, playgrounds remain a common source of childhood injury. Fractures account for 35% of all playground injuries presenting to emergency departments (EDs). We aimed to examine the time trends and epidemiologic patt...

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Main Authors: Ashley Blanchard, Ava Hamilton, Guohua Li, Peter S. Dayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Subjects:
Playground
Fracture
Extremity
Monkey bar
Climbing gym
Equipment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-020-00275-w

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