Recommended Web Sites

Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute - A wealth of information relating to bicycle helmets can be accessed at this site.

Brain Injury Association of America - The Brain Injury Association offers a web site full of information in both English and Spanish.

Brain Injuries and Mass Trauma Events - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created this fact sheet for the public on what symptoms to watch for during and after mass trauma events (such as the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City tragedies).

Head Injuries - KidsHealth has written this article on head injuries and first aid for kids, but parents are welcome to read it too!

Head Injuries from NOAH - The New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) web site was created and is maintained by librarians from the NY Academy of Medicine Library and the NY Public Library.

MedlinePlus Head and Brain Injuries - The National Library of Medicine has assembled this list of links to quality sites on the Internet.

Preventing Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults - Important information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Road to Rehabilitation - The Brain Injury Association of America offers a series of brochures about recovering from brain injuries.

Traumatic Brain Injury - The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control has compiled this set of statistics on traumatic brain injury.

Traumatic Brain Injury Overview - Founded in 1980, Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) is an experienced and respected resource of rehabilitation programs for acquired brain injury.

Understanding Brain Injury: A Guide for the Family - This large PDF file, from the Mayo Clinic offers a lot of great advice for families.

What Happens in a Traumatic Brain Injury? - Headway, the Brain Injury Association in Great Britain presents detailed information on the types of brain injuries and how they occur.