Six of 10 child brain injuries from road crashes

CHILDREN are most likely to suffer severe brain injury as a result of road traffic accidents, especially as pedestrians, according to new research.

Six out of every 10 children who receive specialist treatment for head injuries in Ireland have been in a car accident.

A study of 128 children and teens admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoghaire over a six-year period highlights how brain injury has proven an extremely traumatic experience for most victims.