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Surge in Child Trampoline Accidents as Parents Ignore Safety Advice
The Kingston doctors also revealed that about a third of the children (42) were injured after purposely jumping from the trampoline or accidentally falling off it.
Taking careful records of how the accidents occurred, they observed that where netting and padding was in place on the trampoline, adults were often lured into a false sense of security and left the children unsupervised, which in turn led to more risk-taking activities and more injuries.
Upon following up 90 per cent of the patients with a call, the doctors found that 115 had continued to use the trampoline after or, in some cases, during their recovery phase.
However, all 119 parents reported that their own attitude to supervision and allowing several children on at the same time had changed.
Dr. Harris said: "Unfortunately, for all them it took an injury to their child to initiate such change."
Dr. John Heyworth, of the College of Emergency Medicine, said the numbers of trampolines seemed to have exploded in recent years and the number of injuries from them around the UK was continuing to rise.
He said: "Parents need to make sure the fun is harmless - it's common sense - follow the recommended guidelines and children can still let off steam safely."
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