Experts say helmet use during wheel-related activities reduces
brain injury - the leading killer and disabler of kids - by up to 88
percent.
(Washington,
D.C.) - New research unveiled today by the National SAFE KIDS
Campaign shows that 63 percent of "tweens" (ages 8 to 12)
do not think they could suffer a brain injury while riding on
wheels, yet the reality is nearly half (47 percent) of children
hospitalized for bike-related injuries suffer from a traumatic brain
injury.
The National SAFE KIDS Campaign and Founding Sponsor Johnson
& Johnson are teaming up to send a simple message to parents and
kids when on any kind of wheels - Use Your Head. Wear a
Helmet!
"Brain injury is the leading killer and disabler of
children," says Dr. C. Everett Koop, Sc.D., former U.S. Surgeon
General and chairman of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign.
"Damage to the brain from an external blow can affect one's
ability to walk, talk and think. The consequences can be
devastating and permanent and change a child's life - suddenly and
forever."
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More | National SAFE KIDS Website
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