Boy Hurt in Playground Fall
One day after two consumer organizations warned parents about hidden dangers in the county’s and nation’s playgrounds, an 8-year-old Reseda boy was knocked unconscious Friday after falling from an apparatus that may not meet the study’s guidelines.
The boy, who was scheduled for release after suffering a fractured leg, was airlifted from St. Francis Elementary School in Sherman Oaks to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
The report issued by the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) and the Consumer Federation of America recommended that playground equipment be no higher than six feet. The boy fell between six and eight feet, according to paramedic reports.
Childrens Hospital spokesman Ron Yukelson said playground injuries occur too often.
“If you were to ask our emergency room doctors if playground injuries were common, they would all say yes,” he said.
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