What fun for children to celebrate the holidays by jumping on a trampoline. However, this activity is more risky than it seems. According to the permanent survey of everyday life accidents (EPAC) from Santé Publique France, trampolines are a source of more and moreaccidents over the last 10 years.
18 times more trampoline accidents in 10 years
The institution collected information from the emergency services located in 15 French hospitals between 2004 and 2014. Of the 581,592 everyday accidents recorded among children under 18, 4,154 were trampoline or mini- trampoline. Remarkable fact: while the frequency of trampoline accidents in sports and play areas remained generally stable between 2004 and 2014, it was multiplied by 18 for trampoline accidents that occur at home, in particular among 5-9 year. The main cause of this explosion of accidents is the increase in the number of households with a trampoline at home. The accidents recorded more often concerned girls (2,253 against 1,901 boys) and the most frequent causes of the accident were falls (73%), physical overstrain (15%) and blows and shocks (10%). ). Santé Publique France also noted that the most common injuries were contusion (30%),sprain (29%), the fracture(25%) and the wound (5%).
Only one child at a time on the trampoline, under adult supervision
Faced with this worrying observation, Public Health France recalls the recommendations for preventing the use of trampolines defined by the Consumer Safety Commission:
- only one child at a time on the trampoline
- do not jump to get on or off the trampoline
- do not do somersaults or somersaults
- limit playing time on the trampoline
- do not leave child without adult supervision.
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