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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).