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Table 4 Specific activities associated with the occurrence of pediatric fractures on playgrounds

From: An epidemiological evaluation of pediatric long bone fractures — a retrospective cohort study of 2716 patients from two Swiss tertiary pediatric hospitals

Type of playground accident

Infants (<2 yrs)

Pre-school children (2 to < 6 yrs)

School children (6 to < 11 yrs)

Adolescents (11 to 17 yrs)

Total

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Swing

5 (25)

34 (27)

52 (38)

11 (31)

102 (32)

Slide

13 (65)

52 (41)

24 (18)

3 (8)

92 (29)

Trampoline

-

25 (20)

35 (26)

9 (25)

69 (22)

Climbing

-

11 (9)

16 (12)

5 (14)

32 (10)

Turntable

1

2

7 (5)

2

12 (4)

Carousel

1

1

2

5 (14)

9 (3)

Seesaw

-

1

-

1

2

Playing device

-

1

-

-

1

Wall bars

-

1

-

-

1

Total

20 (100)

128 (100)

136 (100)

36 (100)

320 (100)