Pediatricians: Stop Using Trampolines

Citing 98,000 trampoline-related injuries in the U.S. in 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a statement in the journal Pediatrics that “strongly discouraged” children’s use of trampolines. What do you think?

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  “Sounds like these doctors just want more trampoline time for themselves.”

  Camilla Machado –
  Tax Auditor

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  “I’m sorry, but the pure, unadulterated joy on my daughter’s face as she floats carelessly through the air is worth any ensuing snapped bones or paralysis.”

  Eric DeAngelis –
  Lard Refiner

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  “Oh, come on. Most of those injuries weren’t caused by trampolines—they were caused by the ground.”

  Maury Maas –
  Geophysical Drafter