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Keeping safe on Kansas City playgrounds
Schools out and the kids are bouncing off the walls. It’s time to take the kids to the playground for some good, safe fun. But, did you know that every year American emergency rooms treat more than 200,000 children under the age of 14 for playground-related injuries.
About 15 children a year die from their playground accidents. Most of these deaths are caused by either strangulation or falls. Forty-five percent of playground injuries are severe. These injuries include: fractures, amputations, internal injuries, strangulations, concussions and other brain injuries, and dislocations.
About 75% of playground injuries occur at public playgrounds at schools or day care centers. Other injuries occur at city playgrounds, private playgrounds and on home playground equipment. Children between the ages of five and nine are most likely to sustain injury.
The Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys represents injured children and their families. Our Kansas City child injury attorneys have put together this list of tips to help you prevent playground injuries.
Playground Safety Tips
• Make sure you can see your children at all times.
• Inspect the ground for broken glass, sharp objects, litter and other danger.
• Do not allow your children to play on broken equipment.
• Look for protruding hardware or nails and for sharp edges.
• There should be appropriate railing on all elevated surfaces.
• Check the playground surfacing. Playground should be covered with about 12 inches of wood fiber, shredded rubber, sand, pea gravel, or rubber mats. Hard surfaces such as dirt, concrete, grass or asphalt are not safe. Surfacing should extend for at least 6 feet beyond playground equipment.
• On hot, sunny days, playground equipment can cause serious burns. Check the temperatures of slides and other equipment before your child plays.
• Make sure all spaces are less than 3 ½ inches or more than 9 inches apart. Children can get their heads or bodies stuck in spaces between 3 ½ and 9 inches.
• Remove any drawstrings from your child’s clothing. Do not allow your child to wear loose clothing or necklaces while at the playground as they may pose a strangulation hazard.
• Make sure your child removes his bicycle helmet before playing on playground equipment. Bicycle helmets may also be a strangulation hazard in the playground.
• Always supervise your children.
If a playground is unsafe, report the problem to the park authorities or the school. If your child is injured because of poorly maintained playground equipment, contact a Kansas City personal injury attorney at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys at 888-348-2616.
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Kansas City, MO 64106
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