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BrainLine News - July 2010
Ah, summertime… longer days, family time, and outdoor activities. To help you and your family stay safe this summer while having fun, we highlight practical summer safety tips. We also feature an exclusive interview with retired NFL player Jason Belser who talks about how the National Football League Players Association is working to protect athletes of all ages.
Get in the Know: Staying Safe This Summer
Summer's here — a time to be outside and get active. Millions of people participate in summer sports — from swimming and biking to kayaking, waterskiing, and rock climbing. BrainLine created a quick and easy list of "8 Top Tips for Safe Summer Sports" to help you enjoy the spoils of summer.
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First Down: One Retired NFLer's Take on Sports and Concussions
BrainLine talked with Jason Belser who played 11 seasons in the NFL and is now an executive with the National Football League Players Association. In this video, he discusses why athletes might resist leaving the game after a possible concussion.
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New CDC numbers
This spring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new statistics on traumatic brain injury in the United States. Theses stats cover the who, what, where, and how of brain injury — from the major causes to who is at highest risk. We boiled down these findings for you in "Get the Stats on Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: 2002-2006" with a link to the CDC's full report.
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Working the Sidelines
"Don't even try to fool me because I'm watching you!" So says Jay Driscoll, athletic director at Washington, DC's St. Albans School. Talking to his student athletes, he alludes to the fact that they may try to hide their brain injury to stay in the game. With a no-nonsense attitude and a keen sense of humor, Jay discusses his approach to injury prevention and care.
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DVBIC News: New Guide for Caregivers
"Traumatic Brain Injury: A Guide for Caregivers of Service Members and Veterans" has been developed for family caregivers of service members and veterans who sustained a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. A downloadable version of the TBI Family Caregiver Guide is now available online at The Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia (CEMM) website and at www.DVBIC.org. A multimedia component to the curriculum will be posted on CEMM's site in July.
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Shaken Baby Syndrome: Raising Awareness Is Key
Shaken baby syndrome usually happens by accident, out of frustration, or from ignorance. Sadly, more than 3,000 children in the United States every year are thought to be victims of shaken baby syndrome. This video, produced by New Mexico's Aging and Long-Term Services Department, helps raise awareness about this tragic problem.
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For more information about TBI, please come visit us at BrainLine.org.
All the best from BrainLine.
Noel Gunther, Executive Director
Christian Lindstrom, Director, Learning Media
Victoria Youcha, EdD, Director, BrainLine
Victoria Tilney McDonough, Associate Editor
Elaine Phillips, MSP, CCC/SLP, Research Consultant
Theresa Rankin, Outreach Consultant
Brian King, Senior Multimedia Producer
Ian Collins, Technical Web Manager
Leon Gittens, Project Administrator
Krystal Klingenberg, Associate Project Manager, BrainLine
Newsletter Editor: Victoria Tilney McDonough
Newsletter Associate: Laura Schreiber
About BrainLine
BrainLine is a service of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital.
BrainLine.org is a WETA website funded by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, through a contract with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Government funding support is not an endorsement of WETA or any of its products, including this website.
This work was awarded by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command on behalf of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center under Contract no. W81XWH-09-C-0026. The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this report are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of Defense position, policy or decision unless so designated by other documentation.