New research has suggested that half of all A&E admissions for activity-related injuries among children under 14 are due to trampolining. The sport has been described as 'potentially dangerous' after BMJ’s Injury Prevention journal analysed 1.4 million trampolining injuries from across the globe. The activity was found to account for a high proportion of broken bones in children, reported The Times.
The report reads: "Children using trampoline centres are more likely to suffer severe trauma and require surgical intervention than children using home trampolines." According to an analysis of 71 patients admitted to A&E in Surrey, the costs the NHS £905 to treat a child admitted for trampoline-related injuries, Mirror reports.
Injuries sustained on trampolines in public parks tended to be more severe, according to researchers. And said this was because “the higher tensile strength used in commercial trampoline centres may produce a harder bounce”, resulting in more pressure being put on bones during bouncing.
