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  • Pediatric injury patterns
  • Public health safety

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  • Trampolines are a known source of injury, particularly for children.
  • Understanding specific injury profiles is crucial for prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the demographic and injury patterns of patients with trampoline-related injuries.
  • To identify characteristics that predict trampoline injuries.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcome Study database (2016-2018).
  • Identification of trampoline injuries using ICD-10 codes.
  • Comparison of demographics and clinical variables between injured and uninjured groups.

Main Results:

  • 107 patients sustained trampoline injuries, primarily blunt trauma.
  • Extremity injuries were most common (84.1%), followed by spine (9.35%) and head (4.67%).
  • Patients with trampoline injuries were younger (13 vs. 48.6 years), more likely to be white/Hispanic, with nearly half under 10.

Conclusions:

  • Trampoline injuries predominantly affect extremities in a younger demographic.
  • Findings support increasing the recommended minimum age for full-sized trampoline use to ten years.
  • Understanding injury patterns aids in developing targeted safety recommendations.