Danger associated with bounce house

The number of children who are injured in bounce house waterslides rental is on the rise. According to a recent study, bounce house-related injuries jumped 1,500% between 1995 and 2010. In 2010, there were 31 children treated in emergency departments every day – about one child every 45 minutes. The study found that nearly 62,159 children were treated in emergency rooms throughout the United States for bounce house-related injuries from 1995 to 2010. More than half of these injuries (55%) occurred between 2005 and 2010. In the last two years of the study (2008 to 2010), the rate of injuries more than doubled.

More than half of the children were in the 6- to 12-year-old age group. More than a third were under the age of 5. The most commonly reported injuries were injuries to the arm and leg. The youngest children, those under 5, were more likely to have fractures. Teenagers were more likely to have sprains and strains. Nearly 1 in 5 children, or 18.5%, had head and neck injuries. Some children had bumps, bruises or bloody noses for bounce house rental near me cheap. Others were severely injured when the braces on their teeth got caught on the webbing of the bounce house. More than 4,500 children were treated for concussions and closed head injuries.

It is important to note that these statistics only include children who were treated in emergency rooms. Children who have used water slide rental were not treated in emergency rooms, or who were treated at home, were not included in the study.

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