Family visits to amusement parks, fairs, and carnivals sometimes include an unanticipated ride – to an ER. In the US, ERs see about 25,000 such visitors yearly, with young children accounting for more than a quarter of them. About one percent of these kids require hospitalization. Moreover, space-age rollercoasters injuries may have serious after-effects. 1. […]
Keeping the “amusement” in children’s amusement park rides
November 3, 2020 by kidstra
Filed Under: Outdoor Recreation, Safe & Healthy Travel Tagged With: accidents, amusement park, amusement park rides, amusement park safety, bounce house, brain injuries, carnivals, children, danger, frighten, grandparents, inflatable slides, kiddie rides, kids safety, merry-go-rounds, parents, restrictions, riders, roller coasters safe, rollercoasters, safety regulations, trampolines, younger children
