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Children are being injured on trampolines because too many people, including drunk adults, are crowding onto them, doctors have warned.Children are being injured on trampolines because too many people, including drunk adults, are crowding onto them, doctors have warned.
Medics from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee analysed 50 injuries seen in their A&E department over six weeks.Medics from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee analysed 50 injuries seen in their A&E department over six weeks.
They found 80% of the problems were related to the high number of bouncers climbing onto the equipment.They found 80% of the problems were related to the high number of bouncers climbing onto the equipment.
The good weather could see a rise in the numbers falling off, with the lightest people more likely to be hurt.The good weather could see a rise in the numbers falling off, with the lightest people more likely to be hurt.
Some 46% of the cases analysed by the group had lack of adult supervision as a factor, while 64% involved no safety net.Some 46% of the cases analysed by the group had lack of adult supervision as a factor, while 64% involved no safety net.
Adults, please note that lager, wine and trampolines do not mix Doctors' letter
The team found that 54% of injuries were on the legs, 32% on the arms and 14% on the head, neck, face or chest.The team found that 54% of injuries were on the legs, 32% on the arms and 14% on the head, neck, face or chest.
The research was presented in a letter published online in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Dr Andrew Bogacz from Ninewells explained that often injuries were caused by adults and children bouncing together and getting out of phase with each other.
The doctors wrote: "The onset of summer is guaranteed to see family trampolines being dusted off and children attending hospital with trampoline related injuries. "RoSPA [the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents] reports that the lightest person is five times more likely to be injured. It was just the impact of having lots of kids of different ages and sizes on the trampoline and she snapped two bones in her legs Karen Sadiq
"We have found that the severity of the injury also increases with the mismatch between child and adult weights. "As the adult bounces on the trampoline with the child their weight brings the platform of the trampoline down and back up to meet the child as they land - this causes a force into the child's bones," he said.
"For example, a child of 20kg can experience a force equivalent to a 3.5m fall when bouncing with an adult of 80kg." "This causes quite significant injuries, usually fractures, which has a large consequence for the child, often requiring an operation and a stay in hospital, not to mention the emotional impact on their confidence, time off school, time away from their friends during the holidays."
The doctors added adult supervision was crucial in preventing trampoline injuries, but did not always prevent children getting into trouble. Karen Sadiq's two-year old daughter Amina has her leg in plaster after an accident which happened only three days after they bought the trampoline for their garden in Bearsden.
'Supervise children' Mrs Sadiq said: "She was on with her two cousins and her brother and wee neighbour next door and I think they all jumped together and they all came back down and she landed the wrong way on her leg.
"We note that children have been hurt while being supervised or bouncing with adults who have been drinking at a summer garden party, for example," the team said. Karen Sadiq thought the trampoline was safe because it had a net
"Adults, please note that lager, wine and trampolines do not mix." "I think it was just the impact of having lots of kids of different ages and sizes on the trampoline and she snapped two bones in her legs.
Peter Cornall, head of leisure safety at RoSPA, said that trampolines can be fun and provide exercise. "It was a really big shock, I'm still trying to get over it because that's her stuck for six weeks now and it's a big lesson for me.
"If they have friends round it's a large responsibility. You think it's okay because there's a net on it, but now I'm thinking twice about everything."
Peter Cornall, head of leisure safety at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), said that trampolines can be fun and provide exercise.
"The boom in trampolining has almost certainly led to an increase in accidents, but that does not mean parents should not buy trampolines for their children," he said."The boom in trampolining has almost certainly led to an increase in accidents, but that does not mean parents should not buy trampolines for their children," he said.
RoSPA advise selecting the right equipment, position and space, properly supervising children, considering a net or cage, and ideally making sure that only one person bounces at a time.RoSPA advise selecting the right equipment, position and space, properly supervising children, considering a net or cage, and ideally making sure that only one person bounces at a time.