- Wearing helmets or other protective headgear can reduce the risk of head injuries by up to 85%.1
- In the United States in the year 2007, 92% of bicyclists killed in crashes were not wearing a helmet.1
- 1.4 Americans sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) every year. Out of those 50,000 of them die due to the injury.3
- Traumatic Brain Injuries cost the United States over $56 Billion a year.4
- Over half of all Traumatic Brain Injuries are due to transportation accidents involving automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, skateboards, etc.4
- Somebody dies every 5 minutes from a brain injury.5
- In Utah each year due to head injuries from not wearing a helmet there are; 3 Deaths, 59 Hospitalizations, 920 Emergency Room visits, and the loss of $18 million in healthcare costs.1
- In Utah there are over 6,200 students injured each year at school, and 17%, or 1,054 of those are head injuries.2
- Traumatic Brain Injury is a serious problem currently affecting over 6.2 million Americans and leaving them with permanent disabilities.3
Refrences:
1.Utah Department of Health 2008
2.Utah School Injury Report for 2005-2006 school year
3.Center for Disease Control 2006
4.National Institute of Health May 2009
5.The Center for Head Injury Services 2007
