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Pediatricians continue to discourage backyard trampoline use
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Even if you think your kids’ backyard trampoline has sufficient safety accessories — netting and padding, for instance — such precautions have not appeared to substantially reduce the risk of injury to kids, and may in fact offer a false sense of security, according to a new policy statement issued today by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The academy is continuing its recommendations discouraging...
