• Unlike other injuries such as broken legs or cut fingers that can heal, brain injuries are often permanent and disabling.
• The risk of sustaining a TBI is greatest for young children, young adults and the elderly.
• Males are twice as likely to suffer a TBI as females.
• The leading causes of TBI are falls, motor vehicle crashes, and assaults.
• The violent shaking of an infant or toddler and is a leading cause of serious brain injury in young children.
• The only cure for TBI is to prevent it from happening in the first place.



According to the CDC, The leading causes of TBI are:

• Falls (28%)
• Motor vehicle-traffic crashes (20%)
• Struck by/against events (19%)
• and Assaults (11%)

Tips to Prevent TBI:

• Wear your seatbelt.
• Children under the age of 13 should ride in the back seat.
• Buckle your child into an age-appropriate child safety seat.
• Children 4 to 8 years of age should ride in a booster seat with a lap and shoulder belt.
• Keep firearms and bullets stored in a locked cabinet or safe when not in use.
• Never drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol

Did you know that wearing a helmet when bicycling
reduces the risk of brain injury by 88%?

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Wear your helmet and make sure your children wear helmets when:

Bicycling Skating Skateboarding In-line Skating Riding a scooter Riding an All-terrain Vehicle (ATV) Sledding Skiing Playing football or hockey Horseback ridiing