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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Will Maule

Half of A&E child activity injuries from 'dangerous' trampolining, researchers find

Half of all A&E admissions for activity-related injuries amongst under-14s are due to trampolining, new research suggests.

A report published in the BMJ’s Injury Prevention journal analysed 1.4 million trampolining injuries from across the globe and concluded that “trampolining is fun but potentially dangerous”.

The activity was found to account for a high proportion of broken bones in children, reported The Times.

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