Trampoline trauma in children: Is it preventable?

Sandler, G; Nguyen, L; Lam, L; Manglick, MP; Soundappan, SSV; Holland, AJA

Trampoline trauma in children: Is it preventable?

Sandler, G Nguyen, L Lam, L

Manglick, MP Soundappan, SSV Holland, AJA

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Citation:: Pediatric Emergency Care, 2011, 27 (11), pp. 1052 - 1056
Issue Date:: 2011-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sandler, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lam, L https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6183-6854	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Manglick, MP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Soundappan, SSV	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Holland, AJA	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Pediatric Emergency Care, 2011, 27 (11), pp. 1052 - 1056	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0749-5161	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115452
dc.description.abstract	Objectives: Trampoline injuries represent a preventable cause of injury in children. This study identified the characteristics of children injured while using trampolines who presented to a pediatric trauma center in Sydney, Australia. Methods: The Pediatric Trauma Database at our institution was reviewed to identify children with trampoline-related injuries between January 1999 and June 2008. Data collected included age, sex, Injury Severity Score, anatomical region injured, type of injury, mechanism of injury, site of injury and surface fallen onto, level of supervision, treatment, and hospital length of stay. Results: Over the 9.5-year review period, 383 children presented with trampoline-related injuries: 193 (50.4%) were female. Just over a quarter (n = 106, 27.7%) were treated and discharged the same day. The remaining patients accounted for 725 hospital bed days with a mean length of stay of 2.3 days. The most common area of the body injured was the upper limb (n = 246, 64.2%), with a fall from the trampoline to the ground being the most frequent mechanism of injury (n = 257, 67.1%). The majority (n = 345, 90.1%) of children were injured in their home or at the home of a friend or relative. Surgery was required in 236 (61.6%), with closed reduction of an upper limb fracture being the most common procedure (n = 107, 27.9%). Conclusions: Trampoline-related injuries remain common in children. Implementation of current guidelines and the introduction of innovative trampoline designs should reduce the risk of this injury in children. Copyright © 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Pediatric Emergency Care	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1097/PEC.0b013e318235e9e0	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Intracranial Hemorrhages	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Craniocerebral Trauma	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Wounds and Injuries	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Transportation of Patients	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Length of Stay	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Retrospective Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Accidental Falls	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Accidents, Home	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Play and Playthings	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Child	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Infant	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Trauma Centers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Fractures, Bone	en_US
dc.title	Trampoline trauma in children: Is it preventable?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	11	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	27	en_US
utslib.for	1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/IMPACCT
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	11	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	27	en_US

Abstract:

Objectives: Trampoline injuries represent a preventable cause of injury in children. This study identified the characteristics of children injured while using trampolines who presented to a pediatric trauma center in Sydney, Australia. Methods: The Pediatric Trauma Database at our institution was reviewed to identify children with trampoline-related injuries between January 1999 and June 2008. Data collected included age, sex, Injury Severity Score, anatomical region injured, type of injury, mechanism of injury, site of injury and surface fallen onto, level of supervision, treatment, and hospital length of stay. Results: Over the 9.5-year review period, 383 children presented with trampoline-related injuries: 193 (50.4%) were female. Just over a quarter (n = 106, 27.7%) were treated and discharged the same day. The remaining patients accounted for 725 hospital bed days with a mean length of stay of 2.3 days. The most common area of the body injured was the upper limb (n = 246, 64.2%), with a fall from the trampoline to the ground being the most frequent mechanism of injury (n = 257, 67.1%). The majority (n = 345, 90.1%) of children were injured in their home or at the home of a friend or relative. Surgery was required in 236 (61.6%), with closed reduction of an upper limb fracture being the most common procedure (n = 107, 27.9%). Conclusions: Trampoline-related injuries remain common in children. Implementation of current guidelines and the introduction of innovative trampoline designs should reduce the risk of this injury in children. Copyright © 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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