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Girl Burned By Playground Equipment
A 14-month-old Denver girl has third degree burns on her leg because she had the crazy idea to kneel down on a playground mat.
Her mother, Jeni LaPlante, says that the experience was “traumatizing” for her and daughter Annabelle.
Apparently the mats can get as hot as 150 degrees. Maybe I’m nuts, but that seems too darn hot.
Local officials call the burns “preventable” and advise kids not to touch anything on the playground with uncovered body parts. What are they supposed to do? Wear gloves on the slide?
When I wrote about this last year I seem to recall someone pointing out that it wouldn’t be too tough to plant some trees, which would create this cooling effect known as “shade.” Interesting theory. Maybe we could try it out.
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Source: TheDenverChannel
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[...] Girl Burned By Playground Equipment [...]
Two Toddlers Shoot Their Siblings | Strollerderby commented on Jul 25 09 at 9:39 pmToy Kitchen commented on Jul 21 09 at 1:20 pmThat is unbelievable! I live in Denver as well and teach my kids from a young age to be careful on the playground on sunny days, but the city or schools that own the playground need to provide as much shade as possible.
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GP commented on Jul 21 09 at 1:38 pmOur favorite playground has a big tarp/tent they put over it when it gets warm out. Poor baby.
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