No more kids jumping on the bed-emergency departments visits, 2013–2022

Jumping on the bed has been long regarded as an unsafe practice in the home. Anecdotally, this pastime has been associated with injury for children, however there is a literature gap surrounding injuries sustained by jumping on beds. The United States consumer product injury database was queried for emergency department visits concerning bed-related injuries by children which included narrative data containing “jump.” Bed-related jump injuries were most common in younger males [61 %; median age 3.5 years] at home. Fourteen percent of injuries resulted in concussion. Three percent of all bed injuries resulted in an escalation of care. When comparing injury patterns of bunk beds to single beds, injuries from bunk beds were twice as likely to require escalation of care. Injury data from this study may be used to guide anticipatory guidance for parents.