Citation

Bond MT, Peck MG. Am. J. Public Health 1993; 83(5): 731-733.

Affiliation

Boston Department of Health and Hospitals, Mass.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8484458

PMCID

PMC1694674

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.