The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study examined national 2001-2013 data on playground injuries to kids aged 14 and younger who received emergency-room treatment.

Most adults will suffer third-degree burns at 150 degrees for 2 seconds or 130 degrees for 6 seconds, according to the Arizona Department of Child Services. 5 Kids can feel pain from hot equipment ...

At the risk of sounding like a drill sergeant or a very, very old person, playground equipment of yore was better. It served as a butt-blistering, splinter-stabbing, tooth-loosening rite of ...

SHOWS US JUST HOW HOT IT IS OUT ON THE PLAYGROUND. WHEN IT’S THIS HOT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT JUST BAKES IN THE SUN. WE STARTED PLAYING AROUND FOR A LITTLE AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH, NO. AND I ...

Dangerous playground equipment at Lower Burrell’s Braeview Park has been removed. The equipment, deemed dangerous by a certified playground inspector, was taken away by public works crews three ...

At most parks, colorful plastic has replaced the metal slides some of us may remember – but even plastic can heat up to dangerous levels in this kind of sun and heat.

El Paso parents warned as playground equipment hits dangerous temps amid heatwave. Christian Andrade. Tue, June 17th 2025 at 6:13 PM. Updated Tue, June 17th 2025 at 6:13 PM. 5. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.

The Bay Area's most hazardous playground has to be seen to be believed. ... “I think the saw is the most dangerous tool,” a mother tells her small boy, who’s trying to split a chunk of wood.