Wintertime often makes it
challenging to find activities to do with our kids to keep them active. For some it is too cold to play outside or
not enough snow to play in. Something
that has become popular in our area is “bounce” type places. There are big warehouses with several blow up
mazes and bouncing castles. The industry
has come a long way since the small moon-bounce that would be set up at
carnivals. I always thought this was
clever and a relatively safe indoor activity option. Then I saw the article in the journal
Pediatrics Volume 130, Number 6, December 2012.
This article is about
Inflatable Bouncer-Related Injuries.
When I first saw this, I imagined that the injuries would be foot and
ankle related from landing wrong, but in fact they reported upper extremity
fractures were most common relating to collisions. From reading this article, and looking at how
significantly the number of injuries has increased, I infer it is related to
the increase and popularity of these bouncy places.
Like with any other sport or
activity, there is risk of injury. Set
some ground rules for your children, like only one person on the slide a time,
and limit how many people in the bouncy castle at a time.
Have a safe and Happy New Year!
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