Saw a kid fall off play equipment today

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That is so terrifying. Just yesterday I was at the playground with my young kid and saying to another mom that I was scared that could happen.

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Anonymous wrote:That must have been traumatizing to watch.

I think playground equipment is designed with little thought to risk these days, especially with the number of kids that might cram onto one structure at crowded area parks and schools.

This is incorrect.

Playground equipment is MUCH safer now than when I was a kid. (1970s)

Haha, totally. I remember this slide that was metal and I swear like 25 feet high at the top. It would burn us in the spring and Summer too.

Thanks geezer. And still, on some of the new equipment — think, spider web type climbing things — one false step and its down to the mulch or rubberized ground.

Usually on the spider webs, there are other ropes crisscrossing back and forth under you.



I am so sorry for this child and their family. I hope he is okay. How terrifying.

[Anonymous]

I’ll say this: rocky run in Arlington terrifies me.

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Playground-Related TBIs

The overall rate of ED visits for playground-related TBI has significantly increased in recent years (2005-2013)

About two-thirds of playground-related TBIs occurred at school and places or recreation or sports and often involved monkey bars, climbing equipment, or swings.

Most ED visits for playground-related TBIs occur during weekdays, Monday through Friday.

Playground-related TBI ED visits occurred frequently during the months of April, May, and September.

Has the death rate from TBI related to playground falls increased during that time?

Because my guess is that ED visits has gone up due to heightened awareness of TBI risk in general. In decades past kids fell; as long as they didn't lose consciousness they would just sit the rest of recess out, maybe get sent to the nurse but not taken to the ER.

I wonder this too. I fell off the top of a 10 ft play structure in elementary school (so early 90s). I didn't lose consciousness but definitely got the wind knocked out of me. Mom took me home and called the pediatrician who said to watch out for vomiting, confusion, or severe headache. I think my mom looked at my pupils with a flashlight. Today, I would have been taken to the ED right after it happened!

[Anonymous]

My kid saw another kid jump off the top of a play structure (at an 8 ft drop, maybe more) and the girl landed badly and had a really ugly looking compound fracture. Poor thing, and all the other kids were very upset.

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Just out of curiosity, what playground? What a traumatic thing to witness and hoping the little one has a quick recovery. Were other kids upset to witness this?

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Anonymous wrote:That must have been traumatizing to watch.

I think playground equipment is designed with little thought to risk these days, especially with the number of kids that might cram onto one structure at crowded area parks and schools.

This is incorrect.

As someone who helped design a few playgrounds I agree. It’s all about risk.

traumatic brain injuries from playgrounds are increasing, not decreasing. the only think they do now is pad the surface, but that does not prevent major injuries from falls. my observation is that most new playgrounds are designed with obvious fall risks.

https://www.cdc.gov/safechild/playground/index.html

My observation is that playgrounds are safer but kids are a lot more clueless now than they ever were before.

[Anonymous]

I thought you were talking about my son for a minute. My 8 year old fell off the monkey bars last week and his back is still bothering him.

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That's gonna happen sometimes. The gravity is on all day, every day. You would quickly know if it wasn't!

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Anonymous wrote:That's gonna happen sometimes. The gravity is on all day, every day. You would quickly know if it wasn't!

Yeah live and learn. That kiddo will not make that mistake again. “Hard” lesson in life.

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Anonymous wrote:Good lord. Hope that little dude is okay. I know kids are bouncy but I follow a woman on IG (lindsayletters) whose 7 year old daughter fell off a golf cart 2 months ago and suffered a devastating TBI. All but her brain stem destroyed by the damage. I will never look at a kid taking a simple tumble the same way ever again.

I’ve been following this too... devastating. Head injuries are terrifying.

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Anonymous wrote:Good lord. Hope that little dude is okay. I know kids are bouncy but I follow a woman on IG (lindsayletters) whose 7 year old daughter fell off a golf cart 2 months ago and suffered a devastating TBI. All but her brain stem destroyed by the damage. I will never look at a kid taking a simple tumble the same way ever again.

I’ve been following this too... devastating. Head injuries are terrifying.

I just looked them up, what a tragedy. We are one and done not by choice and the thought of something like that happening to my kid terrifies me to my core.

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Anonymous wrote:Good lord. Hope that little dude is okay. I know kids are bouncy but I follow a woman on IG (lindsayletters) whose 7 year old daughter fell off a golf cart 2 months ago and suffered a devastating TBI. All but her brain stem destroyed by the damage. I will never look at a kid taking a simple tumble the same way ever again.

I’ve been following this too... devastating. Head injuries are terrifying.

I just looked them up, what a tragedy. We are one and done not by choice and the thought of something like that happening to my kid terrifies me to my core.

What?

Like, if you had a backup kid, you’d be less terrified?

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Anonymous wrote:Good lord. Hope that little dude is okay. I know kids are bouncy but I follow a woman on IG (lindsayletters) whose 7 year old daughter fell off a golf cart 2 months ago and suffered a devastating TBI. All but her brain stem destroyed by the damage. I will never look at a kid taking a simple tumble the same way ever again.

I’ve been following this too... devastating. Head injuries are terrifying.

I just looked them up, what a tragedy. We are one and done not by choice and the thought of something like that happening to my kid terrifies me to my core.

What?

Like, if you had a backup kid, you’d be less terrified?

I have no idea, but I think of losing my kid and no longer being a mother and never being able to be a mother again and I don't know what I would do. I'm a working professional and have lots of interests, etc., but I can't imagine how I could go on if I just wasn't a mother anymore. Obviously this girl is still alive so it's not a perfect parallel, but if I lost my only child I don't know what I would have to live for anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:That's gonna happen sometimes. The gravity is on all day, every day. You would quickly know if it wasn't!

Yes this. It's hard to think about. But the solution is not to try to manage playgrounds or to NOT let kids climb. They need these skills! Even if some fall just the wrong way.

How scary OP, I would have been a mess most likely. I hope he's ok.