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Doctors Warn Against Children's Use of Trampolines

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Doctors in Maryland and around the country are asking parents to keep their children off backyard trampolines.

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has joined the American Academy of Pediatrics in calling them too risky.

Maryland News Connection reporter Allison Burns has the story.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.