How many children become injured with a TBI?
• Motor vehicle traffic-related injuries are often the most severe type of injury. • Over 40 percent of children hospitalized due to a traffic-related injury incur a TBI. This includes motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, and bicyclists. • Falls are the leading cause of hospitalizations due to TBI among children ages birth to 14 years. • Among children ages 15 to 19 years, falls are the second leading cause of hospitalization due to TBI among females, and the third leading cause among males. • Falls from one level to another, falls from stairs or steps, and falls from beds are common types of falls that result in a TBI. • Between 2005 and 2007, twenty percent of children who are hospitalized for sports-related injuries sustain a traumatic brain injury. Injuries due to recreational activities often also result in TBI. • Each year in NYS, over 6,000 children ages 19 and under are treated at a hospital for injuries sustained while using wheeled recreational equipment. Twenty percent of t
