20,000 accidents per year in a box
A symposium was held in Yokohama to safely use the “Tobi Box”, which has the highest number of accidents causing physical injury to children in physical education classes.
There are over 20,000 accidents per year in the classroom, and this is the most common cause of serious injury such as broken bones in elementary and junior high school.
NPO corporations working on activities to prevent children's accidents held a symposium in Yokohama on the 24th and discussed how to use "Tobibox" safely in class.
Approximately 100 people including elementary and junior high school teachers and parents gathered, and physical education instruction specialists experienced exercise such as `` wheelbarrow '' before playing box, and got used to the movement to support the body with arms, Participants listened enthusiastically to explain that it is important to place the evaluation criteria on landing stability, not on height, to prevent dangerous flight.
One of the organizers and doctors, NPO director Tatsuhiro Yamanaka, said, “But there is a box in kindergarten, etc., but the dangers are not recognized by the leaders and guardians. I would like to further expand our efforts. "