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==Safety== Accidents are rare during the construction of a castell; however, as in every other crowded cultural event, ambulances are stationed nearby in case a person needs immediate attention.<ref>Els Castells - The human torres [https://visitcatalonia.net/els-castells-the-human-towers/ The human towers]</ref> Fatal accidents do occur; the most recent was on 15 September 2011 when a man broke his second cervical vertebrae after falling from a ''castell''. On 23 July 2006, in [[Mataró]], a young ''casteller'' fell off the formation of a ''castell'' and died.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertaddigital.com/sociedad/una-nina-de-12-anos-muere-al-caerse-de-un-castell-de-nueve-pisos-en-mataro-1276285054/|title=A 12 year old girl dies after falling off a "castell"|date=August 4, 2006|access-date=July 7, 2014|archive-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825033125/http://www.libertaddigital.com/sociedad/una-nina-de-12-anos-muere-al-caerse-de-un-castell-de-nueve-pisos-en-mataro-1276285054/|url-status=live}}</ref> This led to the requirement of specially designed helmets for all children participating in ''castells''. Prior to this, the last death of a participant was in 1983 in [[Torredembarra]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/07/spain.gilestremlett|title = Young girl dies after fall from nine-storey human tower|last = Tremlett|first = Giles|date = 6 August 2006|work = The Guardian|access-date = 15 January 2016|archive-date = 5 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044454/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/07/spain.gilestremlett|url-status = live}}</ref> There have only ever been four recorded mortalities from participating in ''castells''. Since the introduction of the helmets, there have been no cases of [[traumatic brain injury]] among children participating in castells.<ref>{{cite news |title=L'ABeCeDari actual dels castells |url=http://revistacastells.cat/2017/09/labecedari-actual-dels-castells/ |work=Revista Castells |date=6 September 2017 |language=ca |access-date=12 August 2019 |archive-date=12 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812022457/http://revistacastells.cat/2017/09/labecedari-actual-dels-castells/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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