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Download full textSomers, Ron – 1996
Playground safety in Australia has evolved from being an issue for parents, teachers, city engineers, and other generalists to an issue for specialists. This paper takes the position that the general community must become involved in playground planning, renovation, and maintenance. After presenting statistics on playground settings and playground…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Foreign Countries, Improvement
Pless, I. B.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1987
Use of a child abuse case-finding checklist in the emergency department of a large children's hospital (Montreal, Canada) identified 39 (of 2,211 accident patients) for further evaluation of which 28 (1.3%) were presumed to be victims of abuse or neglect. Incidence of abuse was substantially lower than expected. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Accidents, Check Lists, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
