@article{ref1,
title="Trampoline-related Injury in children",
journal="Pediatric emergency care",
year="2006",
author="Shankar, Aparna and Williams, Kimberly and Ryan, Megan",
volume="22",
number="9",
pages="644-646",
abstract="OBJECTIVES:: To quantify and describe trampoline-related injuries in children attending an urban pediatric emergency department. METHODS:: Retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients attending a children's emergency department with trampoline-related injuries over a 3-month period (May-July 2005). RESULTS:: One hundred and sixty-eight children were treated for trampoline-related injuries during the period reviewed. Sixty-three percent were girls. Their age ranged between 4 months and 16 years (mean, 10.4 years [SD, 3 years and 10 months]). Lower limb injuries (51%) were more common overall. The most common injuries were to the ankle (31%), followed by foot (9.2%), and neck (8.4%).Sprain or soft tissue injuries (68%) were the most common type of injury, followed by fracture (12.2%). The most common mechanism of injury was inversion of the ankle on a trampoline (18.4%). CONCLUSIONS:: Trampoline-related injuries represented 2.5% of morbidity from accidental trauma in children presenting to emergency department in our study. The rate and severity of injury has become a significant public health concern. It appears that current preventative strategies are inadequate in making children's carers aware of the potential risks of trampoline use, particularly when used recreationally.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0749-5161",
doi="10.1097/01.pec.0000221339.26873.14",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.pec.0000221339.26873.14"
}