Eager David, Scarrott Carl, Nixon Jim, Alexander Keith
University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Jul;48(7):577-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02426.x. Epub 2012 Mar 7.
In Australia, trampolines contribute approximately one-quarter of all childhood play-equipment injuries. The purpose of this study was to gather and evaluate injury data from a nontraditional, 'soft-edged', consumer trampoline in which the equipment injury sources have been designed out.
A survey was undertaken in Queensland and New South Wales. The manufacturer of the nontraditional trampoline provided the University of Technology, Sydney, with their Australian customer database. Injury data were gathered in a pilot study by phone interview, then in a full study through an email survey. Results from 3817 respondents were compared with earlier Australian and US data from traditional trampolines gathered from emergency departments.
A significantly lower proportion of the injuries caused by falling off or striking the equipment was found for this new design when compared with traditional trampolines both in Australia and in the USA. The age of children being injured on trampolines in Australia was found to be markedly lower than in North America.
This research indicates that with appropriate design the more severe injuries on traditional trampolines can be significantly reduced.
在澳大利亚，蹦床导致的儿童游乐设备伤害约占总数的四分之一。本研究的目的是收集和评估一种非传统的、“软边”消费型蹦床的伤害数据，该蹦床已从设计上消除了设备伤害源。
在昆士兰州和新南威尔士州进行了一项调查。这种非传统蹦床的制造商向悉尼科技大学提供了其澳大利亚客户数据库。伤害数据首先在一项试点研究中通过电话访谈收集，然后在一项全面研究中通过电子邮件调查收集。将3817名受访者的结果与之前从澳大利亚和美国急诊科收集的传统蹦床数据进行了比较。
与澳大利亚和美国的传统蹦床相比，这种新设计的蹦床因从上面掉落或撞到设备而导致的伤害比例显著更低。澳大利亚在蹦床上受伤儿童的年龄明显低于北美地区。
这项研究表明，通过适当的设计，可以显著减少传统蹦床上更严重的伤害。
