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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month!
Fact Sheet on Sports Related Concussions from the
Brain Injury Association of America
| TBI Statistics | | TBIs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Deaths | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | TBIs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Deaths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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| Falls | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | Motor Vehicle | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Struck By, Against | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Assault | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All Others | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| | TBIdometer courtesy of Hinds Feet Farm |
According to the Centers For Disease Control (CDC):
- Over 1.4 Million Americans suffer a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
each year
- That's 1 TBI every 21 SECONDS
- 50,000 people die as a result of their brain injury
- 90,000 suffer a permanent life-long disability
- Conservatively, TBI's cost the U.S. Economy over $56.3 Billion
annually
The Top Causes of TBI in the U.S.:
- Falls
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Struck by or against
- Assault
For the complete CDC report, and more information on Traumatic Brain
Injury, Visit the CDC's website at
http://www.cdc.gov
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