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Table 2 National average annual estimates of playground equipment-related extremity fractures by age group

From: Playground equipment-related extremity fractures in children presenting to US emergency departments, 2006–2016

Characteristics

0–4 years

5–9 years

10–14 years

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

Total

14,979 (100.0)

11,446–18,513

48,728 (100.0)

39,417–58,040

9182 (100.0)

7562–10,801

Equipment type

 Monkey bars or climbing gyms

4782 (31.9)

3468–6097

28,510 (58.5)

22,550–34,470

3005 (32.7)

2377–3632

 Slides

5639 (37.6)

4447–6831

6718 (13.8)

5580–7857

1547 (16.8)

1196–1898

 Swings

2143 (14.3)

1660–2626

7824 (16.1)

6420–9227

2993 (32.6)

2520–3466

 Seesaws

186 (1.2)

124–248

362 (0.7)

270–454

129 (1.4)

69–188

 Other playground equipment

875 (5.8)

408–1343

2276 (4.7)

1649–2903

732 (8.0)

432–1033

 Playground equipment, not specified

1354 (9.0)

817–1891

3039 (6.2)

1883–4194

775 (8.4)

499–1052

Body part injureda

 Lower arm (ulna, radius)

4297 (28.7)

3261–5333

20,056 (41.2)

15,714–24,398

3117 (33.9)

2342–3891

 Wrist

1932 (12.9)

1497–2367

11,453 (23.5)

9172–13,734

2304 (25.1)

1863–2745

 Elbow

2721 (18.2)

1931–3512

8026 (16.5)

6172–9880

614 (6.7)

474–755

 Upper arm (humerus)

1790 (11.9)

1042–2537

4692 (9.6)

3414–5970

563 (6.1)

421–706

Location (setting of injury)

 Place of recreation

6423 (42.9)

4832–8015

16,132 (33.1)

12,600–19,664

3009 (32.8)

2366–3653

 School

2064 (13.8)

1212–2917

16,370 (33.6)

12,023–20,718

2720 (29.6

2036–3403

 Other public property

657 (4.4)

432–882

1366 (2.8)

748–1983

218 (2.4)

111–324

 Home

2392 (16.0)

1708–3077

5010 (10.3)

3788–6233

1322 (14.4)

947–1698

 Location not recorded

3443 (23.0)

2276–4609

9850 (20.2)

6800–12,900

1912 (20.8)

1277–2548

Dispositionb

 Discharged

13,302 (88.8)

10,233–16,370

42,932 (88.1)

34,618–51,245

8412 (91.6)

6927–9897

 Admitted

1656 (11.1)

1118–2194

5750 (11.8)

4504–6997

765 (8.3)

573–958

  1. a Only including four most commonly injured body parts
  2. b Excludes those who left the ED against medical advice and those for whom disposition not recorded