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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY News JUNE 9, 1993 2 Use caution on yourtrampoline By Dennis Hinkamp line injuries are seasonal. Almost 90 percent of the injuries occur poline. They are still used by acro- Utah State University People flying over Utah might think we have a lot of round backyard swimmingpools. What they are really seeing are trampolines. I was unable to find anyone who keeps statistics on such things, but it appears that Utah has more trampolines per capita than most states. This makes Utah unique because trampolines are dwindling as a form of recreation in the rest of the country. According to Ray Com, Utah batic skiing and diving programs. The American Academy of Pediatrics first issued a statement in 1977 and updated it in 1981 saying that because of the high number of quadriplegic injuries the trampoline should be con sidered a potentially dangerous apparatus and its use demands the following precautions.. .among them are: The trampoline has no place in coach, the trampoline was discon- Primary Childrens Hospital, recently completed research on 114 trampoline injuries to children treated there. Other injuries may have been referred to family physicians or taken to other hospitals, but he feels the survey is representative of the types of injuries associated with trampolines in the Salt Lake valley. Among his findings: As you would expect, trampo between March and September. About half the injuries occur on the owners trampoline, 40 percent on a neighbors or friends. Nearly 98 percent of the injud ries occur on trampolines (as opposed to mini tramps). About 60 percent of injuries are due to falls on the trampoline so having spotters around the trampoline or putting the trampoline in a hole will not prevent the most common injuries. About 77 percent of injuries occur when more than one person is on the trampoline. Nearly 60 percent of injuries involved three or more people on the trampoline. About 40 percent of the injuries were fractures of arm or leg; 37percent were head andor neck injuries. Dr. Woodward does not call for an outright ban of back yard trampolines, but suggests decreasing their use for recreation . full-size- competitive sports andThe trampoline should never be used in home or recreational settings. Dr. George A. Woodward, who State University gymnastics works in the emergency unit at tinued as an Olympic event around 1968 and soon after droppedfrom national high school and college competition. Trampoline was dropped from USU physical education classes in 1977. He says trampolines were dropped mainly because of high liability costs of insuring them. Today the back yard is about the only place you can use a tram 1 4 Rust Delux Tours Senator Bennett listens to citizens concerns at a public hearing held last Tuesday night at the Kanab High School auditorium. Utah prairie dog control permits to be issued a I I IFn 3 4 M 1 I 4 3 1 1 I 4 3 A I N 4 P.O. Box 1108 - MOAB UT - 84532 Utah prairie dogs occur only in southwestern Utah, and are classified as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. As such, landowners may not kill Utah prairie dogs or destroy their habitat without prior approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has authorized the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to issue control permits to landowners allowing them to take prairie dogs causing property damage. The permits allow landowners to trap or shoot a specified number of prairie dogs, deter- Beginning June 1, 1993, per- mits will be issued at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Southern Regional Office in Cedar City. Permits only will be issued on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., or by appointment. A UDWR Biologist also will be available at the Garfield County courthouse in Panguitch on June 4 and June from 1 :00 to 5:00 p.m. to discuss the control program and issue control permits. Landowners must be present and sign the permit before it becomes valid, and they must 11 submit a summary report after mined by EDWR Biologists, on 30 days listing the number of their land only. prairie dogs taken. Permits can be renewed after 30 days provided a summary report has been returned. To request additional information about Utah prairie Continued from Page 1 dogs or control permits, contact tiple use is allowed on Wilder- the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at 586-245kl ness. It doesnt lock up land entirely. I know, Ive gone into them. Judge each Wilderness study area on its own merit. I dont see that designating an p area as Wilderness has a bad Continued from Page 1 y economic impact on the area. gland. But we probably Bennett concluded the hear- wouldnt. We want to work with ing by saying that Interior Sec- the landowner. Fil retary Bruce Babbitthas agreed The Nature Conservancy, a to come to Utah to see the effects conservation group y ofgovernment policies. He com- private which purchases sensitive habimented to me that he wanted to tats has approached Child to derail the Endangered Species purchase the Three Lakes propm Act controversy, before the is- erty, but were not successful. sue becomes a train wreck, said Whathappens next is Bennett. I pledge to you that I guess. Child has vowedanyones to take will take the evidence youve the issue all the way to the Sugiven and be an effective advo- preme Court if necessary. But cate. 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