A recent roller coaster accident involving the popular Xcelerator ride at the Knott’s Berry farm amusement park has raised a bit of awareness in regards to recreational park injuries. In 2007, some 1,309 ride related injuries occurred at fixed ride parks like Knott’s Berry Farm. While a fraction of those required serious hospitalization ( roughly [...]
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No one is thinking about safety when they decide to jaunt off for a day of fun in the sun at an amusement park—far from it! Plans are often filled with joyous excitement as involved parties try deciding who is paying for what and who gets to ride shot gun. This could be the main [...]
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An animal bite at a local amusement part brought injuries to a trainer, who was bitten by a sea lion during a performance at SeaWorld. The trainer received injuries after being bitten on the leg by the sea lion during a SeaWorld amusement park performance. Initially, medical examiners believed the animal bite to be severe, [...]
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