Trampoline manufacturers know their product is being used by most customers in an unsafe manner. Two weeks ago to this day an adult member of my family found out the hard way how dangerous this product, one that lurks in every wholesale club around the nation, can be. He almost lost his life. It will never be the same.
A 'face plant' fall resulted from re-bounce on the trampoline and he suffered a Central Cord Syndrome injury. Google that one and find out what he and I and the rest of our family, including his wife and children now know: Dad will never be the same and may never walk nor use his hands again. His C5 has been removed, a result of the accident, but while that surgery hit an artery and almost killed him outright, the herniated disk removal did not change the health of his spinal cord.
It all happened innocently. Children around the neighborhood can be seen jumping on trampolines. Three, four, five kids. They play a game called "popcorn" where all jump to bound a sitting child, seated in the center, into the air. A drive through the neighborhood made two things clear: 1) There are a growing number of trampolines, no doubt due to aggressive marketing; 2) Multiple children jump on them.
Yes, there are apparently fine print safety instructions worded just right... as in just right to keep the manufacturers away from liability in lawsuits. No, there is no system to keep more than one person off of a trampoline. Yes, my contention is that manufacturers are aware that their product is used customarily in an unsafe manner.
My family now has a handicapped person. A family man, he just lost his livelihood as a mechanic. One that may be incontinent, unable to walk or use his hands for the rest of his life because he did not know the danger posed by this product.
Trampolines are professional gym equipment that has no place in the hands of consumers. Like cigarette company executives, the makers know their product is unsafe. Almost 100,000 people find that out every year. Like my family member, sudden tragedy is only a moment away when one owns a trampoline.
Trampolines should be taken off the market
Trampolines should be taken off the market
Trampoline manufacturers know their product is being used by most customers in an unsafe manner. Two weeks ago to this day an adult member of my family found out the hard way how dangerous this product, one that lurks in every wholesale club around the nation, can be. He almost lost his life. It will never be the same.
A 'face plant' fall resulted from re-bounce on the trampoline and he suffered a Central Cord Syndrome injury. Google that one and find out what he and I and the rest of our family, including his wife and children now know: Dad will never be the same and may never walk nor use his hands again. His C5 has been removed, a result of the accident, but while that surgery hit an artery and almost killed him outright, the herniated disk removal did not change the health of his spinal cord.
It all happened innocently. Children around the neighborhood can be seen jumping on trampolines. Three, four, five kids. They play a game called "popcorn" where all jump to bound a sitting child, seated in the center, into the air. A drive through the neighborhood made two things clear: 1) There are a growing number of trampolines, no doubt due to aggressive marketing; 2) Multiple children jump on them.
Yes, there are apparently fine print safety instructions worded just right... as in just right to keep the manufacturers away from liability in lawsuits. No, there is no system to keep more than one person off of a trampoline. Yes, my contention is that manufacturers are aware that their product is used customarily in an unsafe manner.
My family now has a handicapped person. A family man, he just lost his livelihood as a mechanic. One that may be incontinent, unable to walk or use his hands for the rest of his life because he did not know the danger posed by this product.
Trampolines are professional gym equipment that has no place in the hands of consumers. Like cigarette company executives, the makers know their product is unsafe. Almost 100,000 people find that out every year. Like my family member, sudden tragedy is only a moment away when one owns a trampoline.