what goes up must come down and all too
often it comes down with consequences
welcome to watchmojo.com and today is
installment we’ll be counting down the
top five deadly facts about trampolines
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content come along as we
explore the very real dangers inherent
for this popular piece of sporting
equipment number five they cause a lot
of injuries what are we going to make
God angry though they’ve become
commonplace in backyards worldwide the
widespread success of trampolines has
come with a serious cost sure the
average consumer model is only going to
run you a few hundred dollars initially
but the risk of serious injury is high
as is the price of the accompanying
medical bill estimates vary for annual
injuries in the United States have been
placed in the hundreds of thousands
according to the American Academy of
Orthopedic Surgeons there were almost
two hundred and eighty six thousand
trampoline based injuries treated in
2014 alone costing in the billions
those sprains and fractures account for
the majority of them permanent damage
including paralysis is a serious risk
I told you this was a bad idea number
four safety nets are little more than a
false sense of security
whenever participating in an athletic
activity it’s important to take the
appropriate safety precautions in order
to mitigate the risks of injury when
biking you put on a helmet when
rollerblading you wear wrist guards when
fencing you cover your face with a mask
the problem is such precautions can also
make you this reckless instilling them
with a dangerous sense of confidence yes
I are invincible
[Music]
sadly such as the case with trampoline
safety nets yes these mesh structures
can stop bouncers from flying off the
trampoline but they also give one the
impression that they can bounce with
reckless abandon and the problem with
that is that they view nothing against
the common cause of injury landing on
the trampoline incorrectly number three
even professionals can get hurt hi-hi-hi
no good okay
one of the things that makes trampoline
so dangerous is the fact that they’re
treated as toys
rather than athletic equipment that
being said even when people are
professionally trained and practicing
trampoline at the competitive level
injuries are still common in 2016
Charlotte Drury widely considered the
top female trampoline athlete in America
saw her Olympic dream smashed when she
broke her foot during a routine practice
in 2014 Canada’s Karen Cochrane who at
the time already had three Olympic
medals to her name broke her ankle
leading up to the World Championships it
just goes to show even the world’s best
can get hurt on trampolines
[Music]
number two pediatricians are against
them at this point it should be pretty
clear trampolines come with unavoidable
risks can I tell you down here and be a
little bit better for me no just shout
it out I might have trampled and I’m not
coming down what’s perhaps most
obsessing about that however is that due
to their popularity as a form of
entertainment for the whole family
kids account for the majority of
injuries a staggering 90% according to
the American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons the rise in popularity of
backyard trampolines has essentially
given birth to an injury epidemic in
fact it’s become so problematic that the
American Academy of Pediatrics has taken
the position of discouraging trampoline
use in children entirely essentially
stating that no amount of supervision or
safety precautions can mitigate the risk
to a reasonable enough degree number one
they’ve claimed lives a sprain or a
broken limb earned on a trampoline is
certainly an unpleasant experience but
at least you’ll live to learn from your
mistake sadly not everyone who has an
accident while bouncing is so lucky
according to the US Consumer Product
Safety Commission
there were 11 confirmed deaths between
1990 and 1999 in 2013 a nine-year-old
girl died in the US on a particularly
windy day when the trampoline she was
sitting on was lifted in the air while
being carried some distance by a strong
gust though fatal injuries are
relatively uncommon there have been
enough of them reported to make one
think twice before jumping to a natural
heights farewell old friend do you agree
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great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
often it comes down with consequences
welcome to watchmojo.com and today is
installment we’ll be counting down the
top five deadly facts about trampolines
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content come along as we
explore the very real dangers inherent
for this popular piece of sporting
equipment number five they cause a lot
of injuries what are we going to make
God angry though they’ve become
commonplace in backyards worldwide the
widespread success of trampolines has
come with a serious cost sure the
average consumer model is only going to
run you a few hundred dollars initially
but the risk of serious injury is high
as is the price of the accompanying
medical bill estimates vary for annual
injuries in the United States have been
placed in the hundreds of thousands
according to the American Academy of
Orthopedic Surgeons there were almost
two hundred and eighty six thousand
trampoline based injuries treated in
2014 alone costing in the billions
those sprains and fractures account for
the majority of them permanent damage
including paralysis is a serious risk
I told you this was a bad idea number
four safety nets are little more than a
false sense of security
whenever participating in an athletic
activity it’s important to take the
appropriate safety precautions in order
to mitigate the risks of injury when
biking you put on a helmet when
rollerblading you wear wrist guards when
fencing you cover your face with a mask
the problem is such precautions can also
make you this reckless instilling them
with a dangerous sense of confidence yes
I are invincible
[Music]
sadly such as the case with trampoline
safety nets yes these mesh structures
can stop bouncers from flying off the
trampoline but they also give one the
impression that they can bounce with
reckless abandon and the problem with
that is that they view nothing against
the common cause of injury landing on
the trampoline incorrectly number three
even professionals can get hurt hi-hi-hi
no good okay
one of the things that makes trampoline
so dangerous is the fact that they’re
treated as toys
rather than athletic equipment that
being said even when people are
professionally trained and practicing
trampoline at the competitive level
injuries are still common in 2016
Charlotte Drury widely considered the
top female trampoline athlete in America
saw her Olympic dream smashed when she
broke her foot during a routine practice
in 2014 Canada’s Karen Cochrane who at
the time already had three Olympic
medals to her name broke her ankle
leading up to the World Championships it
just goes to show even the world’s best
can get hurt on trampolines
[Music]
number two pediatricians are against
them at this point it should be pretty
clear trampolines come with unavoidable
risks can I tell you down here and be a
little bit better for me no just shout
it out I might have trampled and I’m not
coming down what’s perhaps most
obsessing about that however is that due
to their popularity as a form of
entertainment for the whole family
kids account for the majority of
injuries a staggering 90% according to
the American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons the rise in popularity of
backyard trampolines has essentially
given birth to an injury epidemic in
fact it’s become so problematic that the
American Academy of Pediatrics has taken
the position of discouraging trampoline
use in children entirely essentially
stating that no amount of supervision or
safety precautions can mitigate the risk
to a reasonable enough degree number one
they’ve claimed lives a sprain or a
broken limb earned on a trampoline is
certainly an unpleasant experience but
at least you’ll live to learn from your
mistake sadly not everyone who has an
accident while bouncing is so lucky
according to the US Consumer Product
Safety Commission
there were 11 confirmed deaths between
1990 and 1999 in 2013 a nine-year-old
girl died in the US on a particularly
windy day when the trampoline she was
sitting on was lifted in the air while
being carried some distance by a strong
gust though fatal injuries are
relatively uncommon there have been
enough of them reported to make one
think twice before jumping to a natural
heights farewell old friend do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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