The Consumer Affairs Agency and others are calling for safe use of trampolines in amusement facilities and homes, as there are a series of serious injuries such as broken bones.
According to the Consumer Affairs Agency, 100 accident information related to trampolines was reported by medical institutions in the 10 years until September, and 40 accident information data banks operated by the Consumer Affairs Agency. It means that it has been reported.
Children are often injured in amusement facilities, homes, and schools.
▽ A teenage man playing on a trampoline in an amusement facility fell outside and was seriously injured by dislocating his left knee joint. Case and
▽ A
case where a
2-year-old child fell and broke his thigh when stepped on by an adult who was jumping on the same trampoline
. At that time, there were cases where the knees hit and the bones of the face were broken.
According to the Consumer Affairs Agency, if two or more people use the trampoline at the same time, there is a risk of collision, so use it one by one, or beginners will gradually get used to it and will not suddenly jump high or somersault. We are calling for safe use.
Yoshifumi Ayuzawa, Chief of the Consumer Affairs Agency's Consumer Safety Division, said, "If you do not use it correctly, the risk of injury increases. Please check the rules of the facility and the performance of the trampoline and use it safely."
Installation of a trampoline that can jump high
According to a questionnaire conducted by the Consumer Affairs Agency on amusement facilities nationwide, there are cases where high-jumping trampolines such as those used in official competitions are installed.
In an experiment conducted by the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, which assumed that multiple people were using these trampolines at the same time, the height at which a weight weighing approximately 25 kg jumped up was 20 when it was low, depending on the landing timing of those who jumped nearby. It was a centimeter, but when it was high, it was about 1 meter and 50 centimeters, which is a big difference, so if multiple people jump at the same time, they may jump to an unexpected height and lose their posture, leading to injury.