The efforts include promoting bike helmet awareness among young children. A recent event held in Colorado cautioned children about the risks of sustaining concussions and provided free bicycle helmets to participants. There were an estimated 446,788 sports-related head injuries and 85,389 bicycle related head injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms in 2009.
Read the Newswise report on head injuries.
Read other coverage head injuries:
– Johns Hopkins Study Shows Wearing Helmets While Motorcycling Decreases Cervical Spine Injury Risk
– The NFL Charities Gives $1.6M to Various Sports-Related Research Projects
– Cleveland Clinic Conducts Research on Equipment for Concussion Prevention
