Massachusetts Personal Injury Library
Child Head Injury and Bike Helmets (Part A)
If your child has suffered a serious head injury while wearing a bike helmet, it is important to seek the advice of a qualified medical professional who will be able to inform you as to the severity of the injuries. It is also important to determine the negligence that lead to your child’s injuries in order to seek compensation for the medical bills incurred.
A traumatic head injury can have lifelong effects on a child’s life, often causing an emotional and financial pain not just to the child but to the entire family.
To find out if you have a personal injury claim against the negligent party, and how much could your case be potentially worth, consult with an experienced personal injury lawyer like Thomas Kiley. The Kiley Law Group offers FREE Consultations to child victims and their families, and will provide a FREE legal evaluation of your case.
Preventing Child Head Injuries
To prevent traumatic accident from happening to your children, you should teach them the proper rules for bicycle safety and require them to wear bike helmets at all times.
Bike Helmet Safety Statistics
Bike helmets are designed and intended to protect the head and brain from heavy impact. A properly designed, manufactured and fitted helmet can mean the difference between life and death in the instance of a child bicycle accident.
Statistically speaking, your child is much more likely to survive a bicycle accident and to avoid injury when wearing a bike helmet.
Statistics on bicycle accidents and bike helmets are listed below:
- It is estimated that between 45 to 88% of brain injuries caused by bicycle accidents could be prevented with the proper use of a bike helmet.
- A person riding a bike without a helmet is 14 times more likely to be involved in a fatal accident.
- About 50% of bike riders wear a bike helmet for some of their bicycle trips and roughly 35% of bike riders always wear a bike helmet
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