This Household Item Sending Children To The Emergency Room
It can be a lot of fun to toss a giggling toddler into the air. Lots of parents give kids piggyback rides too. However, those activities can be riskier than…
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Photo By Monkey Business Images/ ShutterstockIt can be a lot of fun to toss a giggling toddler into the air. Lots of parents give kids piggyback rides too. However, those activities can be riskier than you realize. It’s all because of an often-overlooked hazard - the ceiling fan.
My brother was one of these kids. When my little brother was about 6, he was at a sleepover at my aunt's house. He and my cousin were playing on the top bunk of my cousin's bed when the ceiling fan caught my brother's head.
According to the NY Post and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, every year, around 23 hundred kids are treated at U.S. emergency rooms for head injuries caused by ceiling fans.
A new study finds that ERs saw over 20-thousand ceiling fan-related injuries between 2013 and 2021.
Experts say a lot of those injuries often go unreported, so that number could be even higher.
- The study finds that head injuries from ceiling fans happen most in two age groups - kids under one year old and at four years old - but kids under three have twice the risk of injury.
- The most commonly treated injury is lacerations, ER doctors see cuts in 60% of cases.
- More serious injuries, like concussions and skull fractures are also reported.
- Skull fractures account for 5% to 18% of the cases treated at emergency departments in Australia.
“For really young kids, even infant babies, we see that they can be hit by a ceiling fan when an adult lifts them up into the air and actually lifts them or tosses them up to impact the ceiling fan,” Lead study author Dr. Holly Hughes Garza explains. “This could be sometimes done playfully and somebody just doesn't realize the fan is there, or just on accident they're lifting the kid up and the ceiling is low enough that they hit the fan."
Child safety expert Nikki Jurcutz shares three signs a child’s head injury may need immediate medical attention. Call an ambulance if:
- The child loses consciousness
- Vomits more than once
- Or falls a distance more than double their height.
These Are The Best Charlotte Area Trampoline Parks
The back-to-school displays are out at Target. But you still have a few more weeks of entertaining the kids. Is a trampoline park on the agenda? It's a great way to burn a lot of energy for the kids (and calories for the adults!). There are so many options it can be hard to even know where to start when picking which one to go to. You want it to be convenient and affordable but also clean and safe. That is why I turned to Yelp to see what the best-rated Charlotte trampoline parks are.
And I had no idea they offered so many activities! You have the jumping, the foam pits, and basketball. But also rides, obstacle courses, and zip lines. Add in food and drink options as well. Do I have to have a kid to visit one? Trampoline parks also make a great destination for birthdays whether it's just doing something special or a party with friends!
This list features 9 trampoline parks in and around the Charlotte area ranked from lowest to highest based on the number of stars given to them in Yelp reviews.
Top Rated Charlotte Area Trampoline Parks
Based on Yelp Reviews and Ratings
9. Altitude Trampoline Park
Rating: 2 Stars
Reviews: 12
Address: 3940 E Franklin Blvd Gastonia
8. SkyZone Trampoline Park
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Reviews: 57
Address: 10200 Centrum Pkwy Pineville
7. Adventure Air Sports Rock Hill
Rating: 3
Reviews: 17
Address: 2375 Cherry Rd Ste 101 Rock Hill
6. Defy Gravity Charlotte
Rating: 3
Reviews: 49
Address: 8116 University City Blvd
5. BounceU Matthews
Rating: 3.5
Reviews: 20
Address: 9129 Monroe Rd Ste 145 Charlotte
4. SkyZone Trampoline Park
Rating: 3.5
Reviews: 18
Address: 7325 Smith Corners Blvd Charlotte
3. Urban Air Adventure Park Mint Hill
Rating: 4
Reviews: 27
Address: 9108 Lawyers Rd Mint Hill
2. Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park Cornelius
Rating: 4
Reviews: 14
Address: 17001 Kenton Dr Cornelius
1. Big Air Trampoline Park
Rating: 4
Reviews: 51
Address: 2408 Sardis Rd N Charlotte
