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A Consumer's Guide to Bicycle Helmets   This article discusses bicycle helmets and how and when they can be used to prevent head injury if you have a spill on your bicycle. Includes statistics on rider crashes.... Details > Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute A Guide to Selecting and Monitoring Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services   This document provides information that's designed to assist the person with a brain injury and their family in choosing rehabilitation services which best meet all of their needs.... Details > Brain Injury Association of America Kids Safety: Brain-busters Children can choose from the safety-related quizzes on this page to learn about skateboard safety, baby-sitting first aid, biking safety, playground safety and more.... Details > U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ThinkFirst For Kids Page   This Web page was developed by the ThinkFirst Foundation to increase awareness and knowledge among children 6-8 years of age (grades 1-3) about the risks of brain and spinal cord injury, and the use o... Details > THINK FIRST Foundation Traumatic Brain Injury   Also available in: Spanish   This fact sheet defines traumatic brain injury as an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force. Its incidence, symptoms, characteristics, diagnosis, and educational implicatio... Details > National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, U.S. Department of Education Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-Effects and Intervention   Occupational therapists can help people who have sustained a TBI. The type and duration of intervention depend on how severe the injury. ... Details > American Occupational Therapy Association Traumatic Brain Injury from the CDC A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. This document discusses TBI, including causes, signs... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page A general overview of traumatic brain injury that includes a description of the disorder, treatment, prognosis and research information. Suggested reading for more in-depth information, a list of refe... Details > National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health Traumatic Brain Injury: Cognitive and Communication Disorders Also available in: Spanish Describes the causes of traumatic brain injury and the cognitive and communication problems that result from the injury.... Details > National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope Through Research Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem, especially among male adolescents and young adults ages 15 to 24, and among elderly people of both sexes 75 years and older. Children age... Details > National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health