Life Sciences
Data on life sciences in children detailed by researchers at Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Published in Hospital Business Week, March 14th, 2010
Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'School playground surfacing and arm fractures in children: a cluster randomized trial comparing sand to wood chip surfaces.' According to recent research published in the journal PLoS Medicine, "The risk of playground injuries, especially fractures, is prevalent in children, and can result in emergency room treatment and hospital admissions. Fall height and surface area are major determinants of playground fall injury risk."
"The primary objective was to determine if there was a difference in playground upper extremity fracture rates in school playgrounds with wood fibre surfacing versus granite sand...
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