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dc.contributor.authorCurtis, Kate-
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Julie-
dc.contributor.authorSharwood, Lisa N.-
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dc.date.accessioned2023-04-15T03:26:22Z-
dc.date.available2023-04-15T03:26:22Z-
dc.date.issued2023-04-
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/4709-
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Hospitalisation rates for injury, including at playgrounds, have not changed in the past decade. There are nine Australian Standards specific to playgrounds. The impact (if any) of these standards on playground injury resulting in hospitalisation is unknown. Methods: Retrospective data for patients under 18 years presenting to emergency departments and/or admitted between October 2015 and December 2019 due to an injury documented as occurring at a playground were retrieved by the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Planning, Information and Performance Department. Maintenance and Australian Standard (AS) compliance data for the 401 local playgrounds were requested from the four Local Governments in Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: A total of 548 children were treated in emergency departments and/or admitted following playground injury. There was an overall increase of 39.3% in playground injury across the study period, and expenditure rose from $43,478 in 2011 to $367,259 in 2019 (a 744.7% increase). Conclusions: Playground injury has not decreased in the Illawarra Shoalhaven. Data regarding maintenance and AS compliance are lacking. This is not unique to our region. Implications for public health: Without a national approach to adequately resource and monitor playground injury, it is not possible to assess the impact of Australian Standards or any injury prevention program.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Healthen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInjury Prevention;100023-
dc.subjectinjuryen_US
dc.subjectinjury preventionen_US
dc.subjectpaediatricsen_US
dc.subjectemergencyen_US
dc.subjectfallsen_US
dc.titlePlayground injury prevention: the need for consistent and national implementation of Australian safety standardsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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