Springfree™ Trampoline - The world's safest trampoline. Sold worldwide and throughout Australia

Springfree™ Trampoline IS statistically proven to be the world’s safest trampoline.

The Springfree™ Trampoline is not just 1% or 2% safer – independent laboratory testing shows our design eliminates the causes of 83% of trampoline injuries. All other trampolines sold in the market place are inherently more dangerous by design – despite the overlay of attempted safety accessories, including impact attenuation padding and rigid enclosures.

Quoted data is sourced from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NIESS) and to compare recent trampoline injury demographics and injury characteristics with those previously published for 1990 - 1995 using the same data source.

PROVEN DATA

FACT 1

By removing the springs and frame from the same plane as the jumping surface and adding a flexible enclosure, Springfree^™ Trampoline has eliminated the impact areas that cause 83% of all trampoline injuries. The remaining 17% of recorded trampoline injuries requiring hospitalisation are caused by jumper collision. This means Springfree^™ Trampoline has effectively removed the risk of equipment induced injury.

Table 1: Summary of Trampoline Injury Statistics

Cause	Percent
Fall off of trampoline	52%
Fall onto the frame or springs	31%
Hit another child on the trampoline	17%

FACT 2

Industry Standard impact ratings for trampoline based impacts (Head Injury Criterion - HIC) calculate that if a child's head falls from 1.5m on to a traditional trampoline with perimeter frame there is a ~99% chance of injury. This rating is calculated AFTER the addition of rigid jumping enclosures and basic safety pads. These "safety features" do not change this statisically derived injury rating. In Australia, 6000 children are hospitalised after traditional trampoline injuries each year. Recent studies suggest these hospitalizations represent only ~10% of all injuries caused – suggesting more than 60,000 Australian children are injured on old style trampolines each year.

FACT 3

Applying the same test regime to the Springfree^™ Trampoline results in a statistically derived risk assement showing there is a ~99% chance of NO injury in these areas (springs and frame) using the Springfree^™ Trampoline.

FACT 4

SPRINGFREE™ TRAMPOLINE IS ONE OF A VERY SMALL SUBSET OF TRAMPOLINES ON THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET THAT MEET AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS – As at 1^st May 2007, Springfree™ Trampoline is the only trampoline guaranteed to adhere to the newly introduced Australian Standard. Regardless of claims on the packaging of many traditional trampolines sold through retail stores, they do not adhere to the standard.

Downloads

Springfree™ Trampoline Whitepaper - detailed research on trampoline injury statistics

Traditional Trampoline Pad Report - this report from the University of Technology in Sydney shows trampoline padding delivers grossly inadequate impact protection

Impact of New Trampoline Standards - detailed information on updated Australian Trampoline Standard, introduced late 2006.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

ASTM F08.13
QISU 1998-99 0-14 Injury statistics and Injury Bulletin, No. 58, Mar 2000
British Journal of Sports Medicine: 40:984–987, doi:10.1136/bjsm.2006.029009,Trampoline Injuries, Sep 2006
Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Trampoline-related Injuries: An Update. James G. Linakis, PhD, MD; Michael J Mello, MD, MPH; Jason Machan, PhD. Siraj Amanullah, MD, MPH. Lynne M. Palmisciano, MD