TRAMPOLINES

As we approach the warmer weather, children are playing outside more, which we certainly encourage. However, one of the activities that many children participate in, jumping on trampolines, in their own or friends’ backyards, is extremely dangerous. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that trampolines never be used at home, in routine gym classes or on playgrounds.

The most common injuries are broken bones, concussions and other head injuries, neck and spinal injuries, injuries to the spleen (which can be life-threatening and may require surgery), sprains and cuts and bruises. These generally occur by falling off the trampoline, landing wrong while jumping, attempting stunts, colliding with another person on the trampoline or landing on the springs or frame of the trampoline.

Therefore we would ask that you seriously think about all of these risks before allowing your children to use home trampolines.



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