Title: Beware the inflatable bouncer<br/>Author: Jennifer Guyther<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/314/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> Inflatable bouncers are becoming more popular. A recent study looked at the patients who presented to an Italian emergency department from 2002-2013 after injuries sustained while using them.</div> <div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> -Males had a slight predominance over females</div> <div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> -Preschool children were the most commonly injured</div> <div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> -Upper extremity was injured more commonly than lower extremity</div> <div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> -Injury occurrence increased each year</div> <div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> Bottom line: Beware the inflatable bouncer and have a high suspicion for upper extremity injuries, especially in preschool children</div> <fieldset><legend>References</legend>
<p> <span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Ferro V, D'Alfanso Y, Vanacore N et al. Inflatable bouncer-related injuries to children: increasing phenomenon in pediatric emergency department, 2002-2013. Eur J Pediatr. October 2015 (epub ahead of print).</span></p> </fieldset>