Table 2 Characteristics of all playground slide-related injuries from 2002 to 2015 for children ≤5 years of age in the NEISS database
All Ages | < 1 years old | 1 year old | 2 years old | 3 years old | 4 years old | 5 years old | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (row %) | 12,686 | 151 (1%) | 2746 (22%) | 2455 (19%) | 2299 (18%) | 2415 (19%) | 2620 (21%) |
Variable | n (column %) | n (column %) | n (column %) | n (column %) | n (column %) | n (column %) | n (column %) |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 7448 (59%) | 97 (64%) | 1612 (59%) | 1366 (56%) | 1329 (58%) | 1460 (61%) | 1584 (60%) |
Female | 5234 (41%) | 54 (36%) | 1133 (41%) | 1088 (44%) | 970 (42%) | 953 (39%) | 1036 (40%) |
Race | |||||||
White | 5998 (65%) | 68 (59%) | 1422 (74%) | 1159 (65%) | 1064 (64%) | 1091 (62%) | 1194 (62%) |
Other | 3179 (35%) | 48 (41%) | 511 (26%) | 628 (35%) | 588 (36%) | 665 (38%) | 739 (38%) |
Diagnosis | |||||||
Musculoskeletal | 6016 (52%) | 97 (74%) | 1493 (61%) | 1087 (48%) | 1021 (48%) | 1042 (47%) | 1276 (52%) |
Brain | 1276 (11%) | 4 (3%) | 232 (10%) | 288 (13%) | 242 (11%) | 240 (11%) | 270 (11%) |
Skin | 4359 (37%) | 30 (23%) | 708 (29%) | 877 (39%) | 879 (41%) | 948 (43%) | 917 (37%) |
Internal Organa | 9 (0.1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.04%) | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.1%) | 2 (0.1%) | 3 (0.1%) |
Body Part | |||||||
Lower Extremities | 3320 (26%) | 123 (82%) | 1631 (60%) | 715 (29%) | 349 (15%) | 239 (10%) | 263 (10%) |
Upper Extremities | 4166 (33%) | 8 (5%) | 373 (14%) | 681 (28%) | 893 (39%) | 1015 (42%) | 1196 (46%) |
Head/Neck/Face | 4641 (37%) | 14 (9%) | 664 (24%) | 985 (40%) | 953 (42%) | 1031 (43%) | 994 (38%) |
Torso | 503 (4%) | 5 (3%) | 60 (2%) | 61 (2%) | 90 (4%) | 124 (5%) | 163 (6%) |
Fractures Onlyb | |||||||
Lower Leg and Ankle | 1354 (30%) | 60 (88%) | 740 (75%) | 319 (40%) | 124 (16%) | 64 (8%) | 47 (4%) |
Other Leg | 206 (5%) | 4 (6%) | 50 (5%) | 52 (7%) | 40 (5%) | 25 (3%) | 35 (3%) |
Upper Extremities | 2648 (58%) | 3 (4%) | 161 (16%) | 352 (45%) | 522 (68%) | 692 (82%) | 918 (85%) |
Other | 319 (7%) | 1 (1%) | 31 (3%) | 65 (8%) | 78 (10%) | 67 (8%) | 77 (7%) |
Disposition | |||||||
Left ED | 12,062 (95%) | 149 (99%) | 2692 (98%) | 2362 (96%) | 2174 (95%) | 2271 (94%) | 2414 (92%) |
Stayed/Transferred | 622 (5%) | 2 (1%) | 53 (2%) | 93 (4%) | 124 (5%) | 144 (6%) | 206 (8%) |
Location | |||||||
Private Residence | 1636 (18%) | 13 (14%) | 355 (20%) | 353 (21%) | 325 (20%) | 302 (17%) | 288 (15%) |
School/Daycare | 2094 (23%) | 2 (2%) | 189 (10%) | 274 (16%) | 377 (23%) | 517 (30%) | 735 (37%) |
Park/Public Area | 5256 (59%) | 79 (84%) | 1268 (70%) | 1076 (63%) | 946 (57%) | 933 (53%) | 954 (48%) |
Identified as on Lapc | |||||||
Yes | 644 (5%) | 52 (34%) | 408 (15%) | 113 (5%) | 32 (1%) | 23 (1%) | 16 (1%) |
Not Mentioned | 12,042 (95%) | 99 (66%) | 2338 (85%) | 2342 (95%) | 2267 (99%) | 2392 (99%) | 2604 (99%) |