Neck injuries pose a risk in the garden as well as on the road

Each year, with summer weather comes the inevitable exodus of UK people from indoors to outdoors. This means that many of us will at last be able to catch some sun and get some exercise. However great summer life might be, it brings with it certain risks, among these is the possibility of suffering a neck injury.

Although most people will worry that their greatest chance of suffering an injury to the neck will be while travelling on the busy summer roads and motorways, car accidents are not the only cause for concern.

For while a road traffic accident is the kind of accident in which a person is most likely to suffer a whiplash-style injury, one of summer's great garden motifs, the trampoline, is also a significant risk, particularly to children.

Trampolines are great. Not only do they provide bouncy, gravity-defying fun, they can also exercise children, keeping them in a fit and relaxed state. But there are plenty of dangers associated with trampolines, reflected in the fact that the UK sees, on average, more than 10,000 hospital admissions from trampolining accidents each year.

For the most part, these trampoline accidents will result in only minor injury, yet a significant number end in the kinds of serious and lasting injuries more typically associated with a car crash.

Avoiding these accidents is key, and it is worth remembering that parents may be considered liable for any compensation claims resulting from accidents to children that have happened under their watch.

With this in mind, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) provide this useful leaflet on trampoline safety.

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