Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards
Abstract Objective: To quantify an apparent increase in indoor trampoline park related injuries in children and young people across Australia, and to understand the implications for current regulatory standards. Methods: Retrospective analyses of three state‐based Injury Surveillance databases, iden...
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| description | Abstract Objective: To quantify an apparent increase in indoor trampoline park related injuries in children and young people across Australia, and to understand the implications for current regulatory standards. Methods: Retrospective analyses of three state‐based Injury Surveillance databases, identifying children and adolescents presenting to emergency departments between the years 2005 and 2017, who had sustained injuries during trampolining activity at an indoor trampoline park. Results: Across the three datasets, 487 cases were identified. No cases were recorded prior to 2012, the year the first indoor trampoline park opened. At least half occurred among those aged 10–14 years. In Victoria, 58% were male, with 52% in Queensland and 60% in Western Australia being male, respectively. Hospital admission rates in these states were 15%, 11.7% and 14.5%, respectively. The most frequent injury types were dislocations, sprains and strains, followed by fractures, with some head and spinal injuries. Conclusions: Across several states in Australia, the incidence of indoor trampoline park related injuries is concerning, as these venues are increasing in number. Some injuries can be serious and result in lifelong disability for children or adolescents. Implications for public health: National safety standards that apply to indoor trampoline park operators are not currently mandatory; injury prevention efforts would be assisted if such standards were mandatory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89353015a550455480da1280c40dcbef2023-09-03T01:57:47ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052018-04-0142215315610.1111/1753-6405.12783Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standardsLisa N. Sharwood0Susan Adams1Tracy Blaszkow2David Eager3Sydney Medical School University of Sydney New South WalesUNSW School of Women's and Children's Health NeuRA, Sydney Children's Hospital New South WalesKidsafe Western AustraliaFaculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Technology Sydney New South WalesAbstract Objective: To quantify an apparent increase in indoor trampoline park related injuries in children and young people across Australia, and to understand the implications for current regulatory standards. Methods: Retrospective analyses of three state‐based Injury Surveillance databases, identifying children and adolescents presenting to emergency departments between the years 2005 and 2017, who had sustained injuries during trampolining activity at an indoor trampoline park. Results: Across the three datasets, 487 cases were identified. No cases were recorded prior to 2012, the year the first indoor trampoline park opened. At least half occurred among those aged 10–14 years. In Victoria, 58% were male, with 52% in Queensland and 60% in Western Australia being male, respectively. Hospital admission rates in these states were 15%, 11.7% and 14.5%, respectively. The most frequent injury types were dislocations, sprains and strains, followed by fractures, with some head and spinal injuries. Conclusions: Across several states in Australia, the incidence of indoor trampoline park related injuries is concerning, as these venues are increasing in number. Some injuries can be serious and result in lifelong disability for children or adolescents. Implications for public health: National safety standards that apply to indoor trampoline park operators are not currently mandatory; injury prevention efforts would be assisted if such standards were mandatory.https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12783injury preventionstandardschildrenpublic health |
| spellingShingle | Lisa N. Sharwood Susan Adams Tracy Blaszkow David Eager Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health injury prevention standards children public health |
| title | Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards |
| title_full | Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards |
| title_fullStr | Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards |
| title_short | Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards |
| title_sort | increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within australia a call for mandatory standards |
| topic | injury prevention standards children public health |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12783 |
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