Children injured on five types of playground equipment in public schools and parks and attending children’s hospitals in Brisbane, and the distribution of play equipment in a sample of 16 parks and 16 schools
| No (%) of injured children/annum in population | No (%) of injured children/annum in sample | No (%) of pieces of equipment in sample | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | Schools | Parks | Schools | Parks | Schools | Parks |
| Horizontal ladder | 30.5 (52.1) | 19 (38.4) | 5.5 (84.6) | 1 | 17 (15.9) | 5 (4.0) |
| Climbing equipment | 15 (25.6) | 11 (22.2) | 1 (15.4) | 1.5 | 72 (67.3) | 57 (46.0) |
| Slide | 7.5 (12.8) | 6 (12.1) | 0 | 1 | 14 (13.1) | 24 (19.4) |
| Track ride | 4.5 (7.7) | 7.5 (15.2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.6) |
| Swing | 1 (1.8) | 6 (12.1) | 0 | 0 | 3 (2.8) | 36 (29.0) |
| Total | 58.5 (100.0) | 56.5 (100.0) | 6.5 (100.0) | 3.5 (100.0) | 107 (100.0) | 124 (100.0) |