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Important Safety Statistics

Springfree™ Trampoline IS statically proven to be the world’s safest trampoline.

The Springfree™ Trampoline is not just 1% or 2% safer – independent laboratory testing shows our design, which removes all the traditional areas that cause impact in 'old style' designs, is up to 99% safer. All other trampolines sold in the market place are inherently more dangerous by design – despite their overlay of attempted impact attenuation padding.  

Quoted data is sourced from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NIESS) and to compare recent trampoline injury demographics and injury characteristics with those previously published for 1990 - 1995 using the same data source.

PROVEN DATA

  

FACT 1

By removing the springs and frame from the same plane as the jumping surface and adding a flexible enclosure, Springfree™ Trampoline has eliminated the impact areas that cause 83% of all trampoline injuries. The remaining 17% of recorded trampoline injuries requiring hospitalisation are caused by jumper collision. This means Springfree™ Trampoline has effectively removed the risk of equipment induced injury.

Table 1: Summary of Trampoline Injury Statistics

 Cause Percent
 Fall off of trampoline 52%
 Fall onto the frame or springs 31%
 Hit another child on the trampoline  17%

FACT 2 

Industry Standard impact ratings for trampoline based impacts (Head Injury Criterion - HIC) calculate that if a child's head falls from 1.5m on to a traditional trampoline with perimeter frame there is a ~99% chance of injury. This rating is calculated AFTER the addition of the minimum padding allowed by the standard. These "safety features" do not change this statisically derived injury rating. The most recent USA based studies show an increase of 113% in Emergency Department (ED) visits for trampoline-related injuries over the previous study period, with a mean of 88,563 ED visits per year for trampoline-related injuries among 0-18 year-olds, 95% of which occurred at home. Recent studies suggest these hospitalizations represent only ~10% of all injuries caused – suggesting more than 800,000 American children are injured on old style trampolines each year.

FACT 3

Applying the same test regime to the Springfree™ Trampoline results in a statistically derived risk assement showing there is a ~99% chance of NO injury if a child's head falls 1.5m on to the edge of the Springfree™ Trampoline.

 

 

FACT 4

SPRINGFREE™ TRAMPOLINE IS ONE OF A VERY SMALL SUBSET OF TRAMPOLINES ON THE GLOBAL MARKET THAT MEET LATEST INTERNATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS – As at 1st May 2007, Springfree™ Trampoline is the only backyard trampoline guaranteed to adhere to the strictest new global safety standard introduced via the Australian Standards.  Regardless of the marketing claims on the packaging of many traditional trampolines sold through retail stores, almost all the lowest cost products do not meet the ASTM, AS, or TUV standards.

 

Downloads

Springfree™ Trampoline Whitepaper - detailed research on trampoline injury statistics

Traditional Trampoline Pad Report - this report from the University of Technology in Sydney shows trampoline padding delivers grossly inadequate impact protection

Impact of New Trampoline Standards - detailed information on updated Australian Trampoline Standard, introduced late 2006.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

  1. ASTM F08.13
  2. QISU 1998-99 0-14 Injury statistics and Injury Bulletin, No. 58, Mar 2000
  3. British Journal of Sports Medicine: 40:984–987, doi:10.1136/bjsm.2006.029009,Trampoline Injuries, Sep 2006
  4. Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Trampoline-related Injuries: An Update. James G. Linakis, PhD, MD; Michael J Mello, MD, MPH; Jason Machan, PhD. Siraj Amanullah, MD, MPH. Lynne M. Palmisciano, MD
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