We see them everywhere: in malls, children’s birthday parties, toy retailers, and fast food outlets. They bring much joy to many children, and sighs of relief from tired parents looking for a few minutes’ respite.
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#1 The scary symptoms…
A horrified Massachusetts mother found out her 10-year-old son with red rashes on his arms. After rubbing Neosporin on the rashes, Brenda Sanderson thought the problem was solved. However, the rashes developed into painful, oozing sores that spread down to his stomach, and her son began complaining of pain.
#2 The pus-filled sores…
Rushing to the doctor, she found out her boy was suffering from a staph infectionand the cause?
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#3 A bounce house.
A few days previously, both mother and son attended a summer graduation party where the hosts had rented an bounce house kids could jump up and down in.
The giant inflatable trampolines are generally considered child-friendly and safe. After all, they're found almost everywhere children are likely to congregate.
However, due to their size and perhaps because of the time element involved, these bounce houses aren't cleaned properly, if at all, and the accumulation of germs and bacteria from happy, sweaty children eventually turn it into a high-risk environment to contract a staph infection.
#4 Staphilococcus bacteria under a microscope…
The young boy may have had an open wound or cut on the day of the party, and after spending a considerable amount of time expending unlimited energy in play inside the bounce house, he may have contracted a severe staph condition that caused the formation of painful pus-filled sores.
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#5 What a traumatic childhood memory to bear…
So the next time your children attend a party or visit a place with a bounce house, make sure all open wounds or cuts are disinfected and bandaged, and to scrub your post-bounce house kids thoroughly in the bath afterwards to avoid the risk of a dangerous staph infection.
