Kids with trampoline injuries clogging up A&Es

Trampoline and bouncing castles are causing preventable accidents that are clogging up our emergency departments.

Kids with trampoline injuries clogging up A&Es

Internationally, trampoline-caused injuries have doubled in the last 10 years.

Each May VHI SwiftCare clinics treat about 60 bounce-related injuries and 65% of those patients have a fracture, such as a broken arm or leg.

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