When children do the same, they increase their chances of ending up in hospital.
Doctors say the increasingly popular trend of dressing up like superheroes can cause youngsters to hurt themselves as they try to copy the characters' death-defying feats.
They often believe their own abilities have been given a "super-boost" by wearing the costume.
The study - reported in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood - was carried out by child specialist Dr Patrick Davies, from Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
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