Jimmy Mohamed Alert on a garden game much appreciated by children

In summer, the gardens become essential playgrounds for children. As soon as the sun shines and the temperature climbs a little, they have only one idea in mind: to go outside. After school or as soon as the weekend wakes up, they rush there, the shoes sometimes barely removed, too in a hurry to have fun. The garden then becomes a small world apart, an area of ​​adventure and freedom. Slides, swings, wooden or fabric huts, water games … The equipment competes with ingenuity to occupy them, stimulate them, and above all, allow them to let off steam.

But in the midst of all these games, in particular equipment has imposed itself in many gardens, despite the risks that he will run to the youngest. We sometimes find it even on the terraces. Much appreciated by children, it allows them to jump, invent figures … Alone, between brothers and sisters or with friends. They can spend hours without getting tired. In his column on RTLdoctor Jimmy Mohamed, which we no longer present, has not recommended the trampoline for children who are under the age of 6.

For what ? Before this age, “Children are more subject to trauma in the spine. After 6 years, children become heavier and lesions are more severe, because they jump higher and when they fall, the bones break more easily”, explained the health professional. In other words, he also does not recommend the use of trampoline after 6 years without precaution. Of course, it is not always easy to ban such a popular game. But in this case, certain common sense rules are essential to limit risks.

“If a child wants to trampoline, he must be alone on it, without children or adults. We keep children under surveillance and we define a short period of play, because accidents related to fatigue represent 15% of cases”, Add Jimmy Mohamed. He also recalls that in the event of an accident on a trampoline, it is important to take your child directly to the emergency room, “To carry out radiological examinations at least.”