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S001964 10ft Trampoline
Safety Information
Trampolines are great fun, encourage the development of gross motor skills; provide
opportunities for physical activity and present users with manageable challenges to
find and test their limits. However, like many physical activities, trampoline use involves
potential risk of injury, particularly if the equipment is used improperly.
Injury surveillance and hospital admissions data shows that trampolines feature
frequently in injury presentations and admissions. Children under 14 years of age
account for about 90% of all trampoline-related injuries. 28% of the trampoline-related
injuries were sustained by children under five years of age and more than a third of the
injuries related to multi-users. (Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit—Hazard 75, Autumn
2013, pg. 3.)
The following points are important to note:
Injury data indicates that people can be severely injured if they land on an unprotected
trampoline frame or springs or if they fall from the trampoline. Impact attenuation
systems such as pads are intended to minimize the risk of injury and enclosures are
intended to stop people falling off the trampoline.
Ensure pads (where they are required) and enclosures are attached to the trampoline
before use.
The risk of injury increases when more than one person at a time bounces on a
trampoline. Smaller children are at increased risk when jumping with adults and/
or larger children, for example, a ‘double bounce’ dramatically increases the energy
transferred to the smaller body and children’s legs have been broken and severe spinal
injuries have occurred as a result.
Ensure only one person at a time bounces on the trampoline.
Children are often unable to identify hazards and do not have a well-developed ability
to assess risk and may, if left unsupervised, be at more risk of injury.
Always supervise children while they are using the trampoline.
Over-confidence can lead to injury.
Learn fundamental bounces first before trying more complex manoeuvres.
Inappropriate clothing can cause injury.
Clothing should allow plenty of body movement without flapping loosely and
becoming a distraction to the jumper.
