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More than 4,400 Victorian children are admitted to hospital for fall related injuries annually. Of these, 1,967 are known to have fallen from playground equipment. These 1,967 children consume 5,620 bed days. Another 3,934 children are treated in Emergency Departments for falls from playground equipment. In total, the direct cost borne by government is estimated at more than 4.7 million dollars. The cost in bed days and Emergency services is also considerable.
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HazardIssue
48Pagination
1 - 16Publisher
Victorian Injury Surveillance and Applied Research System & Monash University Accident Research CentreLocation
Melbourne, Vic.ISSN
1320-0593Language
engPublication classification
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