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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.

Published Aug. 1 2010 3:41PM EDT

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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
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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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