Child Hurt On Trampoline
Their skeletal structures often are not mature enough to withstand the forces imparted by the trampoline.
Child hurt on trampoline. Three quarters of all trampoline injuries occur when multiple kids are jumping at one time. The biggest problem it seems is when more than one child uses the trampoline at the same time whereupon smaller children are placed at higher risk because of less developed motor skills and their lesser weight. Briskin 2012 fractures are seen in 48 of these younger children with trampoline injuries compared to 29 of older.
Younger children are at the greatest risk for injury. Overall trampoline related fractures accounted for about 3 6 of all broken bones occurring among american kids in 2008 but that number rose to nearly 6 2 by 2017 the study found. Children 6 years of age are at considerable risk.
After her 3 year old son was seriously injured on a trampoline one mom is warning other parents about the potential dangers.