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* Buckling children into a child safety seat, booster seat, or seatbelt (depending on the child's age) every time the child rides in a car. | * Buckling children into a child safety seat, booster seat, or seatbelt (depending on the child's age) every time the child rides in a car. | ||
* Wearing a helmet and making sure children wear helmets when | * Wearing a helmet and making sure children wear helmets when | ||
** | ** Riding a bike or motorcycle; | ||
** | ** Playing a contact sport such as American football or ice hockey; | ||
** | ** Using in-line skates or riding a skateboard; | ||
** | ** Batting and running bases in baseball or softball; | ||
** | ** Riding a horse; | ||
** | ** Rock climbing; | ||
** | ** Sledding; | ||
** | ** Skiing or snowboarding. | ||
* Keeping firearms and bullets stored in a locked cabinet when not in use. | * Keeping firearms and bullets stored in a locked cabinet when not in use. | ||
* Avoiding falls by | * Avoiding falls by | ||
** | ** Using a step-stool with a grab bar to reach objects on high shelves; | ||
** | ** Installing handrails on stairways; | ||
** | ** Installing window guards to keep young children from falling out of open windows; | ||
** | ** Using safety gates at the top and bottom of stairs when young children are around. | ||
* Using only playgrounds with surfaces made of shock-absorbing material (e.g. mulch, sand). | * Using only playgrounds with surfaces made of shock-absorbing material (e.g. mulch, sand). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Primary Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have suggested taking the following safety precautions for reducing the risk of suffering a TBI.[1]
- Wearing a seatbelt.
- Buckling children into a child safety seat, booster seat, or seatbelt (depending on the child's age) every time the child rides in a car.
- Wearing a helmet and making sure children wear helmets when
- Riding a bike or motorcycle;
- Playing a contact sport such as American football or ice hockey;
- Using in-line skates or riding a skateboard;
- Batting and running bases in baseball or softball;
- Riding a horse;
- Rock climbing;
- Sledding;
- Skiing or snowboarding.
- Keeping firearms and bullets stored in a locked cabinet when not in use.
- Avoiding falls by
- Using a step-stool with a grab bar to reach objects on high shelves;
- Installing handrails on stairways;
- Installing window guards to keep young children from falling out of open windows;
- Using safety gates at the top and bottom of stairs when young children are around.
- Using only playgrounds with surfaces made of shock-absorbing material (e.g. mulch, sand).