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| Nearly
half of people hospitalized for bike-related injuries suffer Traumatic Brain Injury
(TBI). | Ninety
(90%) percent of bicycle deaths and seventy-five percent of bicycle injuries in
Florida in 2000 were to riders OLDER than 15. | |||
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with severe brain injuries can incur millions of dollars in hospitalization, rehabilitation
and ongoing support costs and may never be able to return to their pre-injury
lifestyle. | In
its first year, Florida's bicycle helmet law resulted in a thirty (30%) percent
decrease in injuries among children 15 and younger and a fifty percent decrease
in deaths. | |||
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Even
injuries termed mild, like concussion, can create lingering effects that impair
functioning and performance of daily tasks. |
Ninety
(90%) percent of bicyclists killed in the U.S. in 2000 weren't wearing helmets.
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Impairments
like seizure and vision problems may not reveal themselves until many months or
even years after the injury occurs. This is particularly true in children. |
Wearing
a bicycle helmet can reduce the risk of brain injury by eighty-five (85%) percent. | |||
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Brain
Injury Association of Florida is pleased to offer our colorful, educational children's
safety pamphlets free of charge to Florida elementary schools and qualifying
safety professionals. | ||||
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| Florida Department of Health-Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Program |  |
| This website is brought to you by Brain Injury Association of Florida, Inc. |  |
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