TY - JOUR PY - 1980// TI - Assessment of a pilot child playground injury prevention project in New York State JO - American journal of public health A1 - DeMaio, Alison A1 - Quinn, John A1 - VanBuren, John A1 - Harris, Virginia Goddard A1 - Fisher, Leslie SP - 1000 EP - 1002 VL - 70 IS - 9 N2 - Following a child playground equipment injury prevention project conducted in New York State in 1977, there was a 42 per cent reduction in playground equipment hazards, and a 22.4 per cent reduction in playground related injuries treated in the two largest hospitals of one of the program sites. Knowledge about unsafe playground practices and equipment hazards improved after the workshops for playground personnel. This approach to injury prevention deserves further study. LA - SN - 0090-0036 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -