Trampoline Precautions

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Between 2002 and 2011, more than 1 million people went to emergency departments for trampoline-related injuries, with nearly 300,000 of those injuries involving broken bones.

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You’ve probably heard that trampolines are a significant cause of household accidents.  But did you know that some insurers will refuse to sell you a homeowner policy if you have a trampoline on premises?  You may think that the netting around the trampoline keeps users safe from falls.  But did you know that many injuries on trampolines occur without the person ever falling off? 

Injuries on trampolines are so common that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents never purchase trampolines for homes andnever allow their children to jump on trampolines at someone else's home.

According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ and the American Academy of Pediatrics, the majority of trampoline-related injuries are fractures and sprains, as well as cuts, strains and spinal damage. 

Between 2002 and 2011, more than 1 million people went to emergency departments for trampoline-related injuries, with nearly 300,000 of those injuries involving broken bones.  Most of those (95.1%) occurred at home.

Most trampoline-related fractures occurred in kids (92.7% in people ages 16 and younger).   Boys and girls are injured at approximately the same frequency.  However, teens are more likely to injure their spine, skull/face and ribs/sternum skeleton, probably because they are jumping higher and with more force.



Sean Campbell
PL Territory Manager

 
Sources: 
http://www.livestrong.com/article/347980-statistics-on-trampoline-injuries/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/29/trampoline-injuries-fractures-broken-bones_n_5227768.html

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/07/home-trampoline-hospital-visits/8820793/