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 ...

Sun, heat make playground equipment dangerous for kids. Temperatures can reach 140 degrees on slides, swings. Updated: 11:47 PM EDT Jul 18, 2013 Editorial Standards ...

PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) - The old metal slide in the playground may be gone, replaced by a safer plastic model, but kids are still getting burned playing in the summer heat. "Unfortunately, most of the ...

This look at a children’s health or safety issue comes from Dayton Children’s Hospital. Email: [email protected]. The most dangerous playground equipment What parent doesn’t ...

With springtime here and summertime just around the corner, playgrounds are becoming busier, but CPSC is warning that fun and games on community playgrounds can lead to injuries and even death.

Here’s some advice for parents who want to raise children with fewer anxieties, fears and emotional issues: Drop them off at the most dangerous playground you can find. Because, according to the ...

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.