Assessment of a pilot child playground injury prevention project in New York State.

• DOI: 10.2105/ajph.70.9.1000
• Publication Date: 2008-11-27T05:10:13Z
• Authors: L Fisher; V G Harris; J VanBuren; J Quinn; A DeMaio
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; Accident Prevention; 0302 clinical medicine; Adolescent; New York; Humans; Pilot Projects; Child; Public Health Administration; Play and Playthings

Following a child playground equipment injury prevention project conducted in New York State 1977, there was 42 per cent reduction hazards, and 22.4 related injuries treated the two largest hospitals of one program sites. Knowledge about unsafe practices hazards improved after workshops for personnel. This approach to deserves further study.