Steve Fejtek, a super bungee performer with thousands of bungee jumping experiences in California, USA, believes that bungee jumping is as dangerous as driving a car with a speed of 160 km/h, but the theoretical probability of death is only one in 500,000.
From a medical point of view, bungee jumping has several potential threats to human body: first, the rupture of subretinal capillaries during falling leads to temporary blindness, which can usually be recovered within a few days; Second, the damage to human joints, ranging from fractures and quadriplegia to lifelong disability; Thirdly, because bungee jumping is a new sport, many potential sports injuries have not been fully studied, and there are probably other potential injuries that have not been discovered and confirmed. In addition, bungee jumping accidents are due to the lack of maintenance and repair of bungee jumping equipment, improper debugging, extended service, or the lack of necessary training and experience of staff. Clubs or companies that operate bungee jumping fail to comply with necessary safety regulations, and even play this life-and-death game without obtaining legal business qualifications.
Most bungee jumping accidents are caused by people.
The first person who died in bungee jumping in the world was Thomas Wayne Heimi, a New Zealand boy aged 19,1February, 990 10. At that time, because the staff had just smoked marijuana, they actually put the rope that should have been tied to Haimi on a nail in a daze. As a result, Haimi fell freely from the building and died on the spot.
199565438+1On October 26th, during the rehearsal of bungee jumping performance before the final of the 3 1 Super Bowl in the United States, 43-year-old female acrobat Laura Patterson jumped from the air and hit her head heavily in the middle of the football field, and died on the spot. The cause of the accident was that the auxiliary workers adjusted the elastic rope too loosely, which exceeded the allowable limit.
Of course, there are many non-fatal accidents.
1994 At the first extreme sports meeting held in Rhode Island, USA, a staff member mistook the contestants weighing 155 pounds for only 1 15 pounds. As a result, the bungee cord on his waist was overwhelmed, and the hapless general Fei plunged into the waist-deep smelly puddle-he had to be glad that it was not a hard concrete floor below.
Bungee jumping is risky, so be careful when you play!