Not to wear a helment is a very Deadly Choice! http://www.alliance.net/~jame/tbi/tbistats.htm There are 2 million Traumatic Brain Injuries each year (One every 15 seconds). 500,000 of these injuries require hospital admission. Every 5 minutes someone dies from a head injury: 140,000 people each year. 75,000 - 100,000 in the U.S. Over half of the deaths occur at the time of the incident or within two hours of hospitalization. Every 5 minutes someone becomes permanently disabled due to a head injury. 70,000 - 90,000 of those who survive will have lifelong disabilities. 2,000 more will live in a persistent vegetative state. Over 50% of those who sustain a Brain Injury have been intoxicated at the time of injury. The cost of Traumatic Brain Injuries in the U.S. is over $48 Billion each year! CAUSES 51% - Motor Vehicle Accidents ===================================== Always wear a helment in your car... and if your car is on a ferry, wear your PFD. ==================================== bye bye bliven *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 07 1998 - 07:27:30 PDT
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