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[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 17 points 5 days ago

Not that it should be mandated by law, but that it's simply the wise thing to do. Then people are like 'wELL I gUeSs YoU ShOUld THeN wEaR a HElmEt whiLE walKinG tOo

I don't think people really understand just how devastating head injuries can be, and just how easy it is to get a tbi when on a surface as hard as concrete.

Even when doing something as simple as walking/running on wet concrete is deceptively dangerous. Every summer the trauma ward I work in has to deal with dozens of kids acquiring life altering tbi for doing something as mundane as running near a pool.

The ironic thing about bikers not wanting to wear helmets is that if you're not lucky, you'll end up being fit with a soft shell one at the hospital after you've bashed your head anyways. I've fit a bunch of people with orthopedic helmets for not wearing helmets over the years.

[-] petrol_sniff_king 6 points 5 days ago

dozens of kids acquiring life altering tbi for doing something as mundane as running near a pool.

😬 yeesh, the mental image.

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 9 points 5 days ago

Yeah, pediatric care is both tremendously rewarding and horrendously soul crushing depending on what department you're working in. You eventually build up some callouses over the years, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit summers haven't lost some of its luster because of my job.

Engaging with families who went from having some of the best time of their lives to the worst moments of their existence over the course of the evening is still tough.

[-] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

TBI = traumatic brain injury.

[-] clif@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Yep. I was friends with someone both before and after they bashed their skull on concrete in a roller skating accident. They were never the same, and they weren't different for the better.

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