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TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Consumer product-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children has increased since 2000, according to a study published online July 14 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n Tuan D. Le, M.D., Dr.P.H., from the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, and colleagues used data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program to analyze emergency department visits for consumer product-related (e.g., bicycling, football, basketball, and soccer) TBI (2000 to 2019) in school-aged children.<\/p>\n The researchers identified 6.2 million children presenting to the emergency department with consumer product-related TBI during the study period. TBI injury increased from 4.5 percent of overall consumer product-emergency department visits in 2000 to 12.3 percent in 2019. The incidence rate of consumer product-related TBI was higher in boys (681.2 cases per 100,000) than in girls (375.8 cases per 100,000); however, the average annual percentage change was higher in girls (5.1 percent) than in boys (2.8 percent). <\/p>\n “The findings highlight the need for effective consumer product-related TBI prevention strategies and policies that focus on school-aged children, their physical activities, coaches, and parents,” the authors write. “Intervention strategies to reduce consumer product-related TBI should be included in programs of risk mitigation and safety in areas where children are active, namely homes, schools, and sporting\/recreational venues as well as in the primary health care setting.”<\/p>\n