Trampoline injuries
As we leave the summer behind, we will see less of certain types of injuries. One of these will be with trampolines. During the increased use in summer came an increase in the number of associated injuries. A recent study analyzed 50 cases presenting to the accident and emergency department at a hospital over six weeks and compared the injuries with the safety guidelines provided by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
The most important factor associated with trampoline injury is having too many users on a trampoline at one time. The results showed that the lightest person is five times more likely to be injured and the severity of the injury also increases with the mismatch between child and adult weights. 80% of user suffered injury and 74% were when multiple users were on the trampoline. 64% occurred on trampolines without a safety net. The most common injuries were 54% legs, 32% arms, and 14% head, neck, face and chest.
A child of around 45 lbs can experience a force equivalent to a 10 feet fall when bouncing with an adult of 170 lb individual.
It was found that adult supervision is crucial in preventing trampoline injuries and the most influential role of a supervising adult is to ensure safety guidelines are followed, exuberance is controlled, and help is provided with setting up and dismounting from the trampoline.
As a side note, it was also found that children have been hurt while being supervised or bouncing with adults who have been drinking and therefore alcohol and trampolines are a poor combination
The most important factor associated with trampoline injury is having too many users on a trampoline at one time. The results showed that the lightest person is five times more likely to be injured and the severity of the injury also increases with the mismatch between child and adult weights. 80% of user suffered injury and 74% were when multiple users were on the trampoline. 64% occurred on trampolines without a safety net. The most common injuries were 54% legs, 32% arms, and 14% head, neck, face and chest.
A child of around 45 lbs can experience a force equivalent to a 10 feet fall when bouncing with an adult of 170 lb individual.
It was found that adult supervision is crucial in preventing trampoline injuries and the most influential role of a supervising adult is to ensure safety guidelines are followed, exuberance is controlled, and help is provided with setting up and dismounting from the trampoline.
As a side note, it was also found that children have been hurt while being supervised or bouncing with adults who have been drinking and therefore alcohol and trampolines are a poor combination
Labels: injury, trampoline
posted by Anonymous at 5:46 AM
2 Comments:
The description of the trampoline injuries reminds me of congress. They are always bouncing around and the bigger people (elitists) are always injuring the smaller people (voters).
This reminds me of the most famous quote of our 9th District representative, Baron (Barren) Hill, "No one is going to tell me how to run my office."
I was reminded of some legal work I did early in my career as a young defense attorney for a trampoline manufacturer. I seem to recall learning that the vast majority of injuries were not from folks bouncing off the trampoline, but rather from multiple users hurt when using the trampoline at the same time - either landing on one another, or someone landing while another was boucing upwards and the reverb shattering a leg. I think most manufacturers have warnings sewn on the trampoline warning against more than one person jumping at a time.
Post a Comment
<< Home