In schools, most injuries to students between the ages of 5 and 14 years occur on playgrounds.
Most injuries occur when children fall off swings, monkey bars, climbers, or slides.
Each year, nearly 20 children die from playground-related injuries. More than half of these deaths result from strangulation and about one-third result from falls. This program is based at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. To implement a national plan for the prevention of playground-related injuries. To maintain a clearinghouse of materials on playground safety and make those materials available to anyone who requests them.