Backyard Hazards

Are your kids playing safe this summer? From trampolines to treehouses, The Daily Beast scours hospital records to determine the 15 biggest backyard threats to children’s safety.

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---monkey-bars_njmdrp — Reported injury count, 2009: 2,539

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 70,703

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---trampolines_gzblly — Reported injury count, 2009: 1,954

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 55,805
Alastair Grant / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---swings_i5ibuc — Reported injury count, 2009: 1,628

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 47,065
Michael Probst / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---slides_qwkpq2 — Reported injury count, 2009: 1,621

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 43,749
Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---built-in-pool_gtc8f0 — Reported injury count, 2009: 258

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 6,080

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---guns_powcpn — Reported injury count, 2009: 191

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 6,903
Amy Sancetta / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---bounce-house_zqohci — Reported injury count, 2009: 130

Estimated total injury count, 2009: n/a
D.J. Peters / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---treehouse_wtlt4k — Reported injury count, 2009: 117

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 2,936
Wilfredo Lee / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---pool-slide_bqlyrp — Reported injury count, 2009: 109

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 3,753
Mary Godleski / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---seesaw_xl8zwi — Reported injury count, 2009: 101

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 2,612
Suzanne Plunkett / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---powered-riding-toys_nrcvdn — Reported injury count, 2009: 70

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 2,216
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galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---sports-equipment_g30zsj — Reported injury count, 2009: 38

Estimated total injury count, 2009: 1,436
Haraz M. Ghanbari / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---portable-pool_nujska — Reported injury count, 2009: 29

Estimated total injury count, 2009: n/a
Ramin Talaie / Getty Images

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---flotation-toys_dtl7x8 — Reported injury count, 2009: 23

Estimated total injury count, 2009: n/a
Cate Gillon / AP Photo

galleries/2010/08/01/backyard-hazards/backyard-hazards---above-ground-pool_m29yaq — Reported injury count, 2009: 16

Estimated total injury count, 2009: n/a

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