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Playground Injuries On The Rise

Analyzing 12 years of data, researchers have found that playground-related injuries have risen significantly in the last decade, with nearly 30,000 children receiving treatment for concussion symptoms in 2013. What do you think?

Theo Wenner • Systems Analyst

“If kids are just going to hurt themselves, maybe we should rethink this whole ‘letting them outside’ thing.”

Theo Wenner • Systems Analyst

Gus Chatwick • Monument Inscriber

“Then I guess it’s time I stop daring my nephews to shimmy all the way up to the top of the swings.”

Gus Chatwick • Monument Inscriber

Sharon Parks • Deployment Strategizer

“Yeah, but every once in a while you’ll see a real clumsy one tumble down the climbing net, taking three or four other kids down with him, and it all becomes worth it.”

Sharon Parks • Deployment Strategizer