Epidemiology of playground equipment-related injuries to children in the United States, 1996-2005.

The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiology of playground equipment-related injuries. This is a retrospective analysis of data for children 18 years old and younger from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission for 1996 through 2005. There were an estimated 2,136,800 playground equipment-related injuries to children 18 years and younger treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States during the 10-year period.

Pediatric fireworks-related injuries in the United States: 1990-2003.

Objective: Our goal was to describe the epidemiology of pediatric fireworks-related injuries among children aged 19 years and younger by using a nationally representative sample.

Design: We performed a retrospective analysis of data from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System from 1990-2003.

Results: An estimated 85800 pediatric fireworks-related injuries were treated in US emergency departments during the 14-year study period.