tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post2863152682297356539..comments2024-03-18T06:27:51.599-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Windham offers a lot of hot airPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-91591670500154908772012-08-16T00:53:43.629-04:002012-08-16T00:53:43.629-04:00These "attractions" must be regulated! ...These "attractions" must be regulated! They are not safe (at all). Varying degrees of injuries are common. Last month, my son (14) suffered serious injuries upon landing on the airbag. Severe concussion & fractured eye socket. A man surrered broken ankle last weekend, landing in the airbag. The lack of consistenct-placement & correct inflation of the airbag, directly causes some of these accidents. Windham Mountain boasts on Youtube that the BigAirBag is SAFE, no matter how you land. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-60223143968461436082012-08-15T09:20:30.573-04:002012-08-15T09:20:30.573-04:00Sorry, I disagree. Although signing the waiver may...Sorry, I disagree. Although signing the waiver may be a token, it's an indicator of potential risk, or they wouldn't bother to have you sign it. I would expect watching a play to be safe, I would not expect "the big air bag" to be safe. Even were the bag to be properly placed, what if your child twisted mid-air and stretched out an arm, then landed on it? Broken wrist, tendon damage, shoulder issues, wrenched back, I can see a whole host of issues with this "ride" that should be a reason not to allow your young children to partake. Honestly, I can think of a number of adults that I wouldn't recommend this to either. It's somewhat disturbing to me that a doctor - whose job is evaluating risk - is allowing her children on this. While you may feel that is a cruel judgement, I feel it is only objectivity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-28269154900227310892012-08-15T09:04:19.705-04:002012-08-15T09:04:19.705-04:00Signing a waiver means nothing. Read the back of ...Signing a waiver means nothing. Read the back of the ticket for an amusement park or even a ball game at Fenway Park. It is a contract of adhesion, containing an implicit waiver even though you signed nothing.<br /><br />I think you are being really cruel to the parents. Any person would expect this kind of ride or attraction to be safe if it is offered to the public. We would expect, if it is unsuitable for small children, that they would be excluded -- as is often the case in certain amusement park rides.Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-47309913702857906712012-08-15T07:58:01.208-04:002012-08-15T07:58:01.208-04:00While the staff's response was definitely lack...While the staff's response was definitely lacking, I have to say that this is an entirely different category of incident than what occurred to Paul. <br /><br />Chair falls off riser in darkened theater = passive participant, with an expectation of safety in a setting with low visibility, no suggestion of risk prior to the incident<br /><br />7 year old jumps off of a high platform onto an inflatable "air bag" = active participant, having signed a waiver specifically informing you of risk.<br /><br />And seriously? You let your 7 year old do something that required signing a waiver? And you were willing to let your 5 year old do that up until your other child was injured? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com