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Recent Death Due to Head Trauma Highlights Prevention in New Hampshire
Posted on Mar 26, 2009
Head trauma can range from a mild concussion to paralysis and death. The recent death of actress Natasha Richardson has people across the country thinking about how to avoid a traumatic brain injury.
Unfortunately this was not an isolated incident. According to The Krempels Brain Injury Foundation head trauma is the cause of death in over 3,000 accidents and leads to over 400,000 serious injuries.
In 2004, 4,323 people suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Traumatic brain injuries are most common in car, motorcycle and snowmobile accidents, falls and assaults. Skiing and snowboarding accidents also add to the total, particularly in cold climates like that of New Hampshire and Vermont.
Though head trauma can be a debilitating and even deadly injury there are ways to prevent serious harm. According to Dr. Robert Williams, associate professor of anesthesia and pediatrics at Fletcher Allen Health Care, wearing a helmet decreases the likelihood of having a head injury anywhere from 40 to 60 percent.
Improvements have been made in helmet use during skiing and snowboarding. The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) has seen an increase in helmet use across the nation. In the past two years skiers and snowboarders wore helmets about 50% of the time. This is up 25% from five years ago.
Though this may be a step in the right direction NSAA told the AP that the increase in helmet use has not reduced the number of ski fatalities. Of the 45 fatalities reported during 2004-2005 half were wearing their helmets.
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