Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology, PO Box 123, Broadway, 2007, Australia.
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2013;20(1):42-9. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2012.674041. Epub 2012 Apr 4.
In Australia trampolines contribute one quarter of all childhood play equipment injuries. The objective of this study was to gather and evaluate injury data from a non-traditional, 'soft-edged', consumer trampoline, where the design aimed to minimise injuries from the equipment and from falling off. The manufacturer of the non-traditional trampoline provided the University of Technology Sydney with their Australian customer database. The study involved surveys in Queensland and New South Wales, between May 2007 and March 2010. Initially injury data was gathered by a phone interview pilot study, then in the full study, through an email survey. The 3817 respondents were the carers of child users of the 'soft-edge' trampolines. Responses were compared with Australian and US emergency department data. In both countries the proportion of injuries caused by the equipment and falling off was compared with the proportion caused by the jumpers to themselves or each other. The comparisons showed a significantly lower proportion resulted from falling-off or hitting the equipment for this design when compared to traditional trampolines, both in Australia and the US. This research concludes that equipment-induced and falling-off injuries, the more severe injuries on traditional trampolines, can be significantly reduced with appropriate trampoline design.
在澳大利亚，蹦床造成了四分之一的儿童游乐设备损伤。本研究的目的是收集和评估一种非传统的、“软性边缘”的消费者蹦床的损伤数据，其设计旨在最大程度地减少设备和跌落造成的损伤。该非传统蹦床的制造商向悉尼科技大学提供了他们的澳大利亚客户数据库。该研究于 2007 年 5 月至 2010 年 3 月在昆士兰州和新南威尔士州进行了调查。最初通过电话访谈进行了试点研究收集损伤数据，然后在全面研究中通过电子邮件进行了调查。3817 名受访者是“软性边缘”蹦床儿童使用者的照顾者。将回复与澳大利亚和美国急诊室的数据进行了比较。在这两个国家，将设备和跌落造成的损伤比例与跳跃者对自己或彼此造成的损伤比例进行了比较。比较表明，与传统蹦床相比，这种设计从跌落或撞击设备造成的损伤比例显著降低，无论是在澳大利亚还是在美国。这项研究得出的结论是，通过适当的蹦床设计，可以显著减少传统蹦床上设备引起的和跌落引起的、更严重的损伤。
