Playgrounds are commonly found in fast food restaurants. The data show that, in the United States alone there are more than 15,000 indoor play facilities. Each play area is visited by an average of 50 children per day. This means that 750 000 children per day and 270 million times per year who visit the indoor play area facilities.
In the summer of 2011 has made an impromptu visit to the indoor play area in an attempt to fast food (fast food) to be urge to improve the safety of children in the indoor play area. When the visit has been found to play an instrument is damaged, rotting food, feces, and fecal contamination.
"I ask the help of a microbiologist and laboratory analysts to see if the condition, in addition to your vision will also affect the health of children. The results indicate a much bigger problem than expected," said Erin M. Jordan Carr as reported from CNNHealthNews, Tuesday (11/06/2011).
"We not only found a bacterial pathogen that can make children sick, but we also found a potentially deadly bacteria. To ensure these conditions are not only found in these locations, I traveled to all regions and take video as well as swabs," said Jordan.
"In the last 5 months I have been collecting data from six national networks, as well as a few independently owned companies. Locations have been chosen at random and represent the high and low socioeconomic status in rural and urban areas," Carr said Jordan.
Bacteria are found, among other Staph aureus, Pseudomonas, E. coli, Bacillus cereus, and coliforms. These bacteria can cause nausea and vomiting, skin infections, meningitis, and death.
Maintenance failures were found in the indoor play area including play equipment there is a broken, missing bolts and screws, a platform that does not qualify, and others.
The feedback obtained from the parents is also no less significance. In the last few months has received hundreds of messages from parents who said about the injury or illness of their child.
"Based on input from parents, pediatricians, family physicians, microbiologists, and my own background as a specialist child and adolescent development, I decided to fix the problem. Dr. Annissa Furr and I formed Play Safe Kids. We established a non profit organization formed to raise awareness, conduct microbiological testing, and reach out to the media and legislators in hopes of influencing public policy on the matter, "Carr said Jordan.
Toddler, preschool, and school-age children, because the pattern of behavior and a low immune system. Thus regarded as a subset of the population highly vulnerable to disease, injury, and infection.
Lack of regulations relating to cleaning and maintenance of indoor play areas are health and safety risks. Cleaning and maintenance should be routine, thorough, and can be verified and should be applicable to all fast food restaurants with indoor play areas. Because the kids need a playground that meets safety requirements, safety, and health.
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