CHICAGO — Trampoline park injuries have soared as the indoor jumping trend has spread.
That’s according to a study that shows annual U.S. emergency room visits jumped 12-fold for park-related injuries from over five years. Injuries included broken legs, neck sprains and concussions but 90 percent of the injured children and adults were treated and released.
The study by researchers at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford was published today in Pediatrics. They analyzed a national injury database.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against children using trampolines at home or parks and says injury rates at trampoline parks should be monitored.
• THE NUMBERS.
In 2010, there were 581 ER visits for injuries from trampoline parks versus 6,932 in 2014. During those years, the number of parks multiplied from 25 to 350 nationwide. Last year, there were 460 in North America, mostly in the U.S., and another 220 around the globe, the industry says.