TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES IN UNITED STATES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES IN UNITED STATES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

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Main Author: PHELAN, KIERAN J.
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2001
Subjects:
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
playground falls
unintentional injury
children
trends
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1006198437
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin10061984372021-08-03T06:08:19Z TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES IN UNITED STATES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS PHELAN, KIERAN J. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey playground falls unintentional injury children trends Objective: To determine the prevalence, trends, and severity of injuries due to playground falls relative to other common unintentional mechanisms that resulted in an emergency department (ED) visit in the U.S. Design and Setting: Data from the emergency subset of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey collected from 1992 to 1997 for children < 20 years. Methods: Injury rates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated, and injury severity scores were computed. Results: There were 920,551 (95% CI: 540,803 to 1,300,299) ED visits over the six-year study period by children and adolescents due to falls from playground equipment. The annual incidence of visits for playground injuries decreased over the study (187,000 to 98,000, p=0.053). Injury visits for playground falls were twice as prevalent as pedestrian mechanisms, but were less prevalent than visits for motor vehicle and bicycle-related injuries. A larger proportion of playground falls resulted in "moderate-to-severe" injury than did bicycle or motor vehicle injuries. Children 5 to 9 years had the highest number of playground falls (p=0.0014). Playground falls were most likely to occur at school compared to home, public, and other locations (p=0.0016). Conclusions: Playground injury emergency visits have declined; however, they remain a common unintentional mechanism of injury. Injury visits for playground falls were proportionally more severe than injury visits due to other common unintentional mechanisms. Interventions targeting schools and 5 to 9 year-old children may have the greatest impact in reducing emergency visits for playground injuries. 2001-12-03 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1006198437 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1006198437 restricted--full text not available online This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
playground falls
unintentional injury
children
trends
spellingShingle National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
playground falls
unintentional injury
children
trends
PHELAN, KIERAN J.
TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES IN UNITED STATES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
author PHELAN, KIERAN J.
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title TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES IN UNITED STATES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_short TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES IN UNITED STATES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_full TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES IN UNITED STATES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_fullStr TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES IN UNITED STATES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_full_unstemmed TRENDS AND PATTERNS OF PLAYGROUND INJURIES IN UNITED STATES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_sort trends and patterns of playground injuries in united states children and adolescents
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