Statistics
The number of hospital cases due to trampoline related injuries is increasing on an average of 15.4% annually, based on cases between 1990 and 2007. (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2009).
Between 1999 and 2003, 2,669 children aged 1 to 19 were injured due to private, at-home trampoline use, 260 children of these children suffered face or head injuries and an additional 19 children suffered spinal cord injuries. (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2006).
References
Public Health Agency of Canada, Injury and Child Maltreatment Section, Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division. Child and youth injury in review, 2009 Edition – Spotlight on Consumer Product Safety. 2009. Available from: www.publichealth.gc.ca/InjuryReview2009
Public Health Agency of Canada, Injury and Child Maltreatment Section, Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division. Injuries associated with backyard trampolines. 2006. The Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) database, All ages, 1990-2003. Update 2004-2006. Available from: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/injury-bles/chirpp/injrep-rapbles/pdf/trampolines-eng.pdf