THE North West had the highest number of call-outs to trampoline parks of any ambulance trust last year, figures show.

Data shows ambulances made 293 call-outs to trampoline parks in the region in 2017, although it also had the highest number of parks in its area.

Incidents included falls, traumatic injuries and eye problems/injuries.

Nationally, ambulance were called to nearly 1,200 incidents at trampoline parks in 2017.

Since the first commercial venue opened in 2014, trampoline parks have exploded in popularity in the UK.

Figures also showed a higher rate of serious injuries at the country’s booming trampoline parks than in private gardens.

It has led to calls for the attractions to be regulated.

Rebecca Hope, manager of The Jump Works in Sydney Street, Accrington, which opened last year, said anyone attending the trampoline park had to watch a safety video.

She said: “We had people suffering low-level injuries at first such as twists, but we took action to address this by installing bars on trampolines where the accidents had happened.

“We identified the hazards and put things on place.

“In February, we paid for a health safety inspector to conduct an inspection to identify things that may cause injuries.

“They found a beam on the roof of the building could have caused an accident if someone jumped to high, so we amended this.

“People also have to watch a ten minute safety video and have to wear wrist bands before they are allowed into the trampoline park.

"A lot of serious injuries at trampoline parks are down to bad management and not following regulation.

"We only have the one trampoline park and make sure the necessary safety checks are in place."

Peter Brown, chairman of the International Association of Trampoline Parks, told the BBC that the body would not be "averse" to regulation.

"The only way (regulation) would work would be the government setting legislation," he said.

"I can't see them doing that but if they did we would not be averse to that happening."

The figures were obtained through a freedom of information request by the BBC and is for face-to-face attendances by ambulance crews.

It has been generated by postcode for each trampoline park, and this may include some incidents which are outside of the trampoline park at a nearby address.