MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 Apr 30;48(16):329-32.
Each year approximately 211,000 U.S. children receive emergency department care for injuries sustained on playground equipment, making the use of this equipment the leading cause of injuries to children in school and child care environments. In response to the problem, the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) developed a national action plan that focuses on four areas of playground injury prevention: supervision, age-appropriateness of equipment, suitable fall surfaces, and equipment maintenance. During 1998-1999, NPPS surveyed a sample of the nation's child care, elementary school, and park playgrounds. This report summarizes the survey results, which indicate that playground injuries could be reduced by measures such as resilient surfacing below equipment, better equipment maintenance, improved supervision, and use of age-appropriate equipment.
每年约有21.1万名美国儿童因在游乐场设备上受伤而接受急诊治疗，这使得在学校和儿童保育环境中使用此类设备成为儿童受伤的首要原因。为应对这一问题，北爱荷华大学（UNI）的国家游乐场安全计划（NPPS）制定了一项国家行动计划，该计划聚焦于游乐场伤害预防的四个领域：监督、设备的年龄适配性、合适的缓冲地面以及设备维护。在1998 - 1999年期间，NPPS对全国的儿童保育机构、小学和公园游乐场进行了抽样调查。本报告总结了调查结果，结果表明，通过在设备下方铺设弹性地面、更好地维护设备、加强监督以及使用年龄适配的设备等措施，可以减少游乐场伤害。
