An accident happened at a trampoline-park where a little girl broke her leg. The incident happened at the Extreme Air Park in New Westminster, British Columbia. The mother of the girl claims that the staff of the park does not have any first aid kit to immediately help her daughter.
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A woman named Sarah Villanueva claimed that staff of a trampoline park located in New Westminster is not properly trained in providing first aid nor the park are not properly equipped with proper first aid kits.
According to Villanueva, her four-year-old daughter named Maddie had an accident in the park and broke her leg. The staff panicked and did not have anything to help the little girl. They can’t provide first aid on Maddie, because they have no first aid kit. They can’t even offer an ice pack or ice compress to the dangling foot of her daughter. The leg of my daughter looked like a letter “L,” and very horrifying.
Maddie had been playing at the trampoline park together with her father when the accident happened. He had a fractured ankle and a broken leg.
In an email to news, Extreme Air denied any responsibility for the injury of the little girl. Furthermore, they sent security footage from the day the little girl had the accident. The video showed that the father of Maddie was “double bouncing” his daughter which is prohibited at the park for safety reasons.
According to Sarah the injuries of her daughter is not the issue. She is only concerned about how the staff of the park handled the situation. They can’t provide immediate care for someone who has been injured. We asked for a first aid room, and they did not have one. Cat Korpela, another parent with similar problems about the Extreme Air Park located in Langley, British Columbia.
According to Korpela, the hand of her son was accidentally slammed in a door. She works as an emergency medical responder and an instructor of occupational first aid level 1. She asked for a first aid kit from the staff to help her son. She was provided with a first aid kit but it was not stocked properly. The kit was only filled with tensor bandages. There were no first aid supplies, no band-aids, and gauze which are very important in a first aid kit.
Korpela is looking for gauze to stop the bleeding. It was completely inadequate. She complained to the company in an email. The spokesperson of the company responded that their staffs are first aid certified and highly trained in high standard first aid, and the kits are up to standard. The trampoline parks are safe as long as people follow rules and regulations properly.
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Wikihow – How to Do Basic First Aid: Step-by-Step Guide
WebMD – First Aid Essentials: Comprehensive Guide for Emergency Situations
Mayo Clinic – First Aid Basics: Essential Skills for Emergency Situations