Good Morning Delmarva discusses preventing back to school injuries

WMDT – The school year is just around the corner and soon students will be preparing for extracurricular activities like sports.

Bryan Pugh, Executive Director for the Brain Injury Association of Maryland, says they want to make sure students, parents, and coaches aware of risk for a brain injury in fall sports.

Pugh says 70 percent of concussions from sports comes from contact with other athletes or hitting a hard surface.

Football, soccer, horseback riding, and volleyball are sports they want to emphasize the importance of safety.

Pugh says it’s important that coaches have training to recognize the signs and symptoms.

If your child is not in sports, they can still try to prevent possible head injuries by doing things like properly buckling up while in a car and being mindful of their surroundings.

We’re told that car accident rates spike during the first few months back in school.

This is especially important while walking or on a playground.

To learn more about prevention measures you and your child can take to prevent a head injury this fall, you can visit www.biamd.org for more information.