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PEDIATRICS Vol. 103 No. 5 May 1999, pp. 1053-1056

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Trampolines at Home, School, and Recreational Centers

Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention and Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness

The latest available data indicate that an estimated 83 400 trampoline-related injuries occurred in 1996 in the United States. This represents an annual rate 140% higher than was reported in 1990. Most injuries were sustained on home trampolines. In addition, 30% of trampoline-related injuries treated in an emergency department were fractures often resulting in hospitalization and surgery. These data support the American Academy of Pediatrics' reaffirmation of its recommendation that trampolines should never be used in the home environment, in routine physical education classes, or in outdoor playgrounds. Design and behavioral recommendations are made for the limited use of trampolines in supervised training programs.

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Statement of reaffirmation:

AAP Publications Retired and Reaffirmed
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatrics 2006 117: 1846-1847. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The following policy statement has been revised:

Trampolines II
H. James Holroyd, Lorne K. Garrettson, Joseph Greensher, Matilda S. McIntire, Leonard S. Krassner, Raymond Chi Wing Ng, Avrin M. Overbach, Barry H. Rumack, Mark D. Widome, George D. Armstrong, Diane Imhulse, Andre l'Archeveque, H. Biemann Othersen, Jr, Thomas G. Flynn, John H. Kennell, Robert N. McLeod, Jr, Thomas E. Shaffer, William B. Strong, Melvin L. Thornton, Clemens W. Van Rooy, Lucille Burkett, Fred W. Baker, and Richard Malacrea
Pediatrics 1981 67: 438. [Abstract] [PDF]



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