Preventable Bounce House Accidents
With the warmer weather approaching, quite a few mothers and fathers will be buying an outdoor bounce house for their children to jump around in. Though these popular outdoor toys are entertaining, they also have been blamed for injuring small children in more recent media reports. In many instances, these injuries are completely avoidable, and I will touch on the common errors that parents make in this post.
When it comes to any inflatable object, pointed objects must be kept away from it. Inflatable bounce houses are really not likely to rapidly deflate, but should it occur it can be serious and very terrifying for young children. Parents can reduce the risk of rapid deflation by eliminating any twigs, stones or other debris from the yard prior to inflation. Additionally, it's extremely important that all jewelry, shoes and other sharp objects be removed from children before they enter in the inflatable bounce house.
Overhead hazards are also a concern for totally inflated bounce houses. Besides tree branches which may cause punctures, electricity lines may also come into contact with a bounce house. Parents should be mindful of overhead hazards to children, which includes the extra height advantage given to children playing in some inflatable bounce houses. The added height advantage may allow a child to more easily reach an electrical line with a toy.
Due to the fact inflatable bounce houses are large objects, containing air, they don't weigh much at all. It really should be no surprise that a strong gust of wind might move a bounce house. If the wind gust is strong enough, it may actually send the bounce house tumbling or into the air. Injuries that result from bounce houses moving are widely reported by the media and the injuries to children may be substantial. Besides being mindful of potential weather dangers, parents should make use of the anchors that ship with most vinyl bounce houses. These anchors will secure the base of a bounce house and dramatically minimize the possibility of movement.
A new inflatable bounce house is normally quite safe and exciting for boys and girls to jump in. On the other hand, parents should fully read the instructions so that they are advised of the potential risks of personal injury. In most situations, the injuries children may experience when playing in an inflatable bounce house is completely avoidable.
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