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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Children bouncing to the emergency department: changes in trampoline injury patterns |
Author: | Chen, M. Cundy, P. Antoniou, G. Williams, N. |
Citation: | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2019; 55(2):175-180 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
ISSN: | 1034-4810 1440-1754 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Monica Chen, Peter Cundy, Georgia Antoniou and Nicole Williams |
Abstract: | Aim: To compare trampoline injuries and injury costs sustained at a commercial trampoline park versus private homes presenting to a major Australian children's hospital over a 12-month period. Methods: Children presenting with a trampoline injury to the paediatric emergency department in 2015 were identified using a keyword search of triage information. A comparison of injuries sustained at a commercial trampoline park and private homes was performed. Results: A total of 392 children presented with injuries, and the majority of injuries (68.9%) occurred at a private home; 19.4% were from a commercial trampoline park. Significant differences were seen between patients from a private home and commercial park for median age (5.6 vs. 12.8 years; P < 0.001), gender (48.2 vs. 61.8% female; P = 0.03) and season of injury. Of the injuries, 27.3% occurred when children fell off the trampoline, and fractures (39.5%) were the most common injury; 17.4% required hospital admission, and 12.8% required surgical intervention. Commercial park injuries had a significantly longer median length of stay (37.4 vs. 22.8 h; P = 0.03). The estimated total acute cost for these trampoline injuries in 1 year was $546 786. Commercial trampoline park injuries accounted for 21.7% of the estimated cost and private homes for 68.2%. Conclusions: Paediatric trampoline injuries remain a common source of hospital presentation and admission, despite the introduction of a Voluntary Australian Standard. Paediatric trampoline injuries usually occur in private homes; however, the increasing popularity of commercial trampoline parks contributes to a change in the profile of trampoline injuries. Commercial park injuries were more expensive to treat. |
Keywords: | Commercial trampoline park; emergency department; fracture; injury; prevention; trampoline |
Rights: | © 2018 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians) |
DOI: | 10.1111/jpc.14144 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14144 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Medicine publications |
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