Trampoline Dangers
Now that spring has sprung and we find ourselves outdoors more, one very popular activity is "jumping on a trampoline". While it is fun, it can be very dangerous.
In 2009, an estimated 98,000 people were treated in emergency rooms for trampoline-related injuries. Eight-two percent of the injured were children under age 15.
"I call them quad machines," trampoline safety expert Marc Rabinoff said of trampolines. "It can turn you into a quadriplegic in four seconds."
While there are warnings with regard to trampolines, such as only one person at a time and children under 6 should not be allowed to jump, some insurance companies will no longer cover trampoline incidents.
Insurance companies call trampolines an "attractive nuisance" and recommend that homeowners fence their yards if they have one.
Some insurance companies do not cover trampolines. That means that in the case of an accident or injury, the homeowner could be liable to pay for it.
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