According to the American Journal of Emergency Medicine Study, which is the first national look at zip-line injuries taken place from 1997–2012, nearly 17,000 people were treated for zip-line-related injuries over 16 years. But more alarming is the increase in frequency of these injuries that have occurred within the last four years. Of the 1997–2012 study, well over 3,600 people were treated for injuries, averaging nearly 10 per day. Injuries were most common in children and teenagers. The
spike in zip-line accidents is likely attributed to the increase in the number of zip-lines available to patrons. The number of commercial zip-lines rose from 10 to 2001 to more than 200 in 2012 with an additional 13,000 amateur zip-lines in outdoor educational programs, camps, and backyards. An estimated 16,950 non-fatal zip-line-related injuries were treated from 1997–2012, and although deaths were not included within the study, there were over six deaths in 2015 nationwide.
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