Playground Safety

Playground Safety is a pediatric injury prevention strategy that encompasses the design, installation, maintenance, and supervision of outdoor play environments to mitigate the risk and severity of childhood injuries associated with playground equipment and surfacing.

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9.7K

Citations

557

Authors

234

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Pediatric Injury Prevention

Children

Accessibility In Playground DesignAge-appropriate EquipmentEquipment Design StandardsFall Height LimitsFall Injury PreventionGuardrail SafetyLadder SafetyMerry-go-round SafetyPinch Point HazardsPlayground Injury Epidemiology

Publications

214

The natural environment as a playground for children

Ingunn Fjørtoft, Jostein Sageie · Landscape and Urban Planning · 2000 · 453 citations

Education, Early Childhood Education, Built Environment +8

A National Study of Neighborhood Safety, Outdoor Play, Television Viewing, and Obesity in Preschool Children

Hillary L. Burdette, Robert C. Whitaker · PEDIATRICS · 2005 · 430 citations

Public Health, Child Health, Public Health Nutrition +15

Children's fractures: a population based study

Ronan A Lyons, Annie M Delahunty, Debbie Kraus et al. · Injury Prevention · 1999 · 265 citations · Full text

Public Health, Pediatrics, Sports Medicine +17

Etiology of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures

Christine L. Farnsworth, Patricia D. Silva, Scott J. Mubarak · Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · 1998 · 239 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +12

Nature and its Influence on Children’s Outdoor Play

Kellie Dowdell, Tonia Gray, Karen Malone · Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education · 2011 · 237 citations

Education, Early Childhood Education, Child Development +11

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Authors

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Joan Ozanne‐Smith
Monash University, Australia
5 publications · 146 citations
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Barbara A. Morrongiello
University of Guelph, Canada
5 publications · 291 citations
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Shauna Sherker
UNSW Sydney, Australia
5 publications · 145 citations
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Mariana Brussoni
University of British Columbia, Canada
4 publications · 241 citations
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Susan Herrington
University of British Columbia, Canada
4 publications · 265 citations
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Injury Prevention
16 publications · 907 citations
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PubMed
Repository · 13 publications · 411 citations
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American Journal of Public Health
JPH · 10 publications · 487 citations
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PEDIATRICS
5 publications · 696 citations
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Children Youth and Environments
CYE · 5 publications · 101 citations
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