Trampoline Dangers Cbs News

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Trampoline dangers cbs news. Picture having that happen on a trampoline pete told cbs news. But in the last seven years cbs news has confirmed at least six people have died from injuries at trampoline parks. People and children in particular are sustaining broken necks broken backs and broken limbs as the force from moving trampolines is transferred to their body.

We found that about 1 out of every 11 kids that ended up in the er for their trampoline park injuries ended up being admitted lead author and emergency physician kathryn kasmire told cbs news. He says safety nets around trampolines reduce injury up to 50 percent. Pete pidcoe told cbs news meg oliver that he s been testing trampoline parks for about six years.

Publicover told cbs news we cannot make the final choice. Cbs news the american academy of pediatrics aap is discouraging the recreational use of trampolines saying the activity poses a major injury risk for kids and there s no clear way to reduce. A virginia engineer says the way many trampolines are bound together in the parks can create an unsafe transfer of energy.

It s really one big trampoline he said it s dangerous because that makes the system. For the first time we re learning about test results showing why some trampoline parks can be so dangerous. In the last seven years cbs news has confirmed at least six people have died from injuries at trampoline parks but that number could be higher.

The number of emergency room visits from trampoline park injuries soared to nearly 18 000 in 2017. Cbs news reports that state lawmakers in utah recently passed a new law to try to make trampoline parks safer joining at least seven other states requiring more oversight from insurance. Trampoline parks have exploded into a billion dollar industry.