Summer is the time most children want to play outside. Toni Scollins, who works in the Trauma Services unit at Novant Health, ...

Most adults will suffer third-degree burns at 150 degrees for 2 seconds or 130 degrees for 6 seconds, according to the Arizona Department of Child Services. 5 Kids can feel pain from hot equipment ...

SHOWS US JUST HOW HOT IT IS OUT ON THE PLAYGROUND. WHEN IT’S THIS HOT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT JUST BAKES IN THE SUN. WE STARTED PLAYING AROUND FOR A LITTLE AND I WAS LIKE, YEAH, NO. AND I ...

The rubber surface that surrounds the playground equipment was the hottest reading, coming in at 170 degrees! Burns on bare ...

If playground equipment reaches 140 degrees, it can take as little as three seconds to get a second-degree burn. Playgrounds can quickly become dangerous in triple-digit weather. Skip Navigation ...

At most parks, colorful plastic has replaced the metal slides some of us may remember – but even plastic can heat up to dangerous levels in this kind of sun and heat.

Dangerous playground equipment at Lower Burrell’s Braeview Park has been removed. The equipment, deemed dangerous by a certified playground inspector, was taken away by public works crews three ...