You can get a concussion even if you don’t play a sport. Traumatic brain injuries caused 30 percent of all injury-related deaths in the U.S., and most of those TBIs are caused due to falls. Among children 14 and younger, falls caused 55 percent of all traumatic brain injuries (between 2006 to 2010). Unfortunately, concussions affect children more severely than adults. Here are more concussion facts to remember if you ever hit your head…
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AUG 01, 2016
The danger and prevalence of concussions
You can get a concussion even if you don’t play a sport. Traumatic brain injuries caused 30 percent of all injury-related deaths in the U.S., and most of those TBIs are caused due to falls. Among children 14 and younger, falls caused 55 percent of all traumatic brain injuries (between 2006 to 2010). Unfortunately, concussions affect children more severely than adults. Here are more concussion facts to remember if you ever hit your head…