Abstract
Introduction: In 2007, the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) advised against the recreational use of trampolines at home and reaffirmed that statement in 2013. We evaluated the impact of this position statement on trampoline-related injuries at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Methods: We completed a retrospective analysis (2001-2015) using the IWK Health Centre‘s Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) database. The time frame was divided into a pre-statement, post-statement, and post-reaffirmed statement. We included data on captured emergency department visits for children aged 0-16 years with trampoline-related injuries. Demographics, location, and injury mechanism were compared using the chi-squared and z tests. The proportions of trampoline injuries for pre-, post-, and post-reaffirmed statements were compared via analysis of variance (ANOVA).Results: Since the CPS statement, trampoline-related injuries significantly increased at the IWK Health Centre from 0.9% to 1.6% (p<0.001). Injuries increased in children under four years old and decreased in children 10-14 years (p=0.009). Recreational use at home (93%) remained the most common location of the incident (p<0.001). Fractures (n=277) and sprains/soft tissue injuries (n=232) to the ankle, head/neck, or elbow remained the most common injuries and did not significantly change post-statement or post-reaffirmed statement (p>0.05).Conclusions: Despite the CPS statement, trampoline-related injuries remain an important source of injuries at the IWK Health Centre. The types of injury did not significantly change during this time frame.
Highlights
In 2007, the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) advised against the recreational use of trampolines at home and reaffirmed that statement in 2013
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of this position statement and whether or not there has been a change in injury type, location, and/or numbers of trampoline injuries at the IWK Health Centre since the release of the 2007 CPS statement and 2013 reaffirmation [18]
Between 2001 and 2015, the IWK Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) database provided injury data on 78,328 injuries with most injuries occurring in the 2002-2007 time block
Summary
In 2007, the Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) advised against the recreational use of trampolines at home and reaffirmed that statement in 2013. In the United States, trampoline injuries increased by 98% between 1990 and 1995 [3], with 731,247 trampoline-related injuries occurring between 2004 and 2014 [5,6]. Commercial indoor trampoline parks are becoming a source of trampoline-related injuries, with an estimated 345 parks being opened in the United States in 2014 [9]. Fractures, and even death have been reported in such facilities [10,11,12,13]. The safety of these facilities has been questioned by the medical community [11,12,13,14,15]
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