Contents:
- Medical Video: HE WAS HIDING AT THE TRAMPOLINE PARK!!
- Children are more susceptible to injury than adults
- Do not install a personal trampoline at home
- Tips to safely invite children to play at the trampoline park
Medical Video: HE WAS HIDING AT THE TRAMPOLINE PARK!!
In recent times, the trampoline park is on the rise to become a children's recreation place to play while exercising by jumping on a trampoline. But many groups of doctors warn parents to be extra careful when inviting or allowing their children to play trampolines.
Because, in the United States alone, the case of children who have been injured due to playing trampoline is quite high. Seventy of the 100,000 children aged 0-4 years reported experiencing dislocations or fractures due to jumping at the trampoline park. The risk of injury is even greater if you use a personal trampoline at home, and are used with more than one person at a time.
To avoid various risks of injury to the child while being engrossed in playing at the trampoline park, some of the things below you should pay attention to.
Children are more susceptible to injury than adults
Apart from the various health benefits of trampoline sports, parents still need to pay attention to the safety and safety of children when jumping on a trampoline. The child's body that is not fully strong makes it more vulnerable to injury. Children are more susceptible to fractures than adults because of the child's bone structure which tends to be "porous" and softer because it is still in its infancy.
What's more, children tend to be more determined to act and not think long about danger. Injuries that commonly occur in children while playing a trampoline include:
- Fracture
- A head clash that can cause a concussion
- Sprains
- Bruises, scratches and cuts
- Head and neck injuries (to cause paralysis)
Children usually get injured because they make a wrong landing after jumping, somersaulting, or somersaulting; try new movements, accidentally hit or hit, and fall from the trampoline.
Do not install a personal trampoline at home
Taking into account the possible risk of injury, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that trampolines, whether large or small, should not be used at home, in sports classes, or in playgrounds.
Trampolines should only be used in supervised training programs, just like gymnastics, diving, and other competitive sports. AAP also recommends a variety of safer ways to encourage your children to be physically active, such as playing catch, riding a bicycle (don't forget to wear a helmet), and engaging in team sports such as soccer or basketball.
Tips to safely invite children to play at the trampoline park
However, if you still want to invite children to play at the trampoline park, AAP emphasizes for each parent to pay attention to the following injury prevention measures:
- Children may only play when there is adult supervision.
- Only one child is allowed to jump at one time. It's best to use trampolines alternately (not simultaneously). If 2 or more children are on the same trampoline, the soft and elastic surface of the trampoline will quickly stretch and thin to create a solid surface that can cause injury. This is what causes fractures when the child lands.
- Don't do somersaults or somersaults.
- Make sure there is a safety net installed around the trampoline.
- Make sure the trampoline is in good condition and placed correctly.
- Make sure the area around the trampoline is safe.
- Trampolines should only be placed on a flat surface.
- The use of a seat belt / harness is recommended when children learn or try new movements.
- If you find that the trampoline used is worn, damaged or defective, immediately notify the person in charge of the trampoline park.
