Play and sports safety

Playground falls are the leading cause of injury in children ages 5 to 9 years. One in three children who plays a team sport is injured seriously enough to miss practice or games. Following are resources to keep kids of all ages safe at play.

• Playground safety fact sheet
• PLAY it safe on the playground 
• Sports Safety Tips  
  • Winter sports safety 
  • Back to school sports safety
• Concussion
  • Signs, symptoms and treatment 
  • Wisconsin’s Concussion Law
  • Return to Learn concussion education: The process of getting an injured student back into the classroom without making symptoms worse is highly individualized and referred to as Return to Learn.
• Children’s Wisconsin Sports Medicine Program
• KidsHealth: A searchable for parents (English and Spanish)