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PLAYGROUND INURIES: Where Children Get Injured on Playgrounds

Playground injury data

Playground injury data is typically taken from children arriving at a hospital emergency room for treatment. This information provides an opportunity to review your playground and analyze problem areas where most injuries occur.

Where Children Get Injured:

About 45% of playground-related injuries are severe fractures, Internal injuries, concussions, dislocations and sometimes even amputations (Tnsworth 2001).

75% of nonfatal injuries related to playground equipment occur on public playgrounds such as schools and day care centers.

On occasion, a small percentage of playground injuries result in death. (70%) of injuries resulting in deaths occur on home playgrounds. When children die as a result of playground injuries 56% of the time it is from strangulation and 20% of the time it is a result of falls to the surfacing.

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When is it too hot for recess?

As most of the nation head back to school facing triple-digit heat principals will begin to ask themselves, “When is it too hot for recess.?” In some parts of the nation schools face the challenges associated with outdoor recess and overheated classrooms. Principals and physical educators will face daily decisions regarding children’s heat-health and is it too hot for recess?

In this article, we will review some information regarding different playground challenges and solutions to those problems.

Of particular concern to schools is that “kids absorb more heat than adults while sweating less. The result is kids have a greater propensity for heat cramps, exhaustion or heat stroke”, according to Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer, also known as the Recess Doctor.

Too Hot to Play?

So how hot is too hot for recess? The determination depends on a number

of factors including:

How high is the humidity,

How hot is it on the blacktop,

What kind of access do children have to water to hydrate,

Is there a shaded area with benches to cool off, and

Length of playtime and sun exposure.

The single most important factor to acknowledge is children seldom complain when overheated and most children rarely self-regulate.

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Fundamental Movement is a Physical Education program designed for the classroom teacher that has to teach PE. 

Are you an educator, school administrator, or PE instructor looking to enhance your preschool and primary children’s physical education experience? Join our exclusive webinar to discover the transformative power of the Fundamental Movement Program!

Why Attend?

• Engage Young Learners: Learn innovative ways to captivate and motivate preschool and primary children through movement and play.
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Don’t miss this opportunity to revolutionize your school’s physical education program and make a lasting impact on your students’ development.

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Take recess inside when it's too hot outside

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