Youcanaquireabraininjurywhenyourheadisforcefullyimpactedandyourbrainhitsthe

insideofyourcranium.Thisisbecausethebrainfloatsaroundinsidetheskullin
cerebrospinalfluidandwhenyourheadimpactstheground,yourheadstopsmovingbutyour
brainkeepsmovinguntilthefrontallobeandhitsyourskull,duetoNewtonslawofinertia.
Whenthishappens,theeffectcanbeanythingfromaminorconcussiontodeath.

Helmetscanhelpprotectyourheadbecausetheyaremadetohelpspreadouttheforceput
ontheheadinacrash.Thisisbecause,whenyoucrash,yourheadusuallyhitstheground,
oranotherobject,inasinglespot.Ifyouarenotwearingahelmet,theimpactwillonly,and
verygreatly,effectthatsingleareawiththefullforce.But,ifyouarewearingahelmet,the
helmetabsorbssomeoftheshocktodecreasetheamountthatgetstoyourheadbutalso
allowstoforcetospreadoutovermorearea.Forcespreadingoutovermoreareaiseffective
becauseasinglepartofyourheadwouldnotbetargetedandtakealltheweight,butrather
yourwholehead,whichsoundsbad,butactuallysubstantiallydecreasestheextentofthe
injury.

Thismanisabouttojoust.However,asyoucansee,hewearsnohelmet.Maybeitsbecause
hethinkshesCaptainAmericaandhecouldjustlike,regrowhisbraincellsback,because
thatsnothumanlypossibly(scientificallyproven).But,thisisnoCaptainAmerica.Thisisan
oldandobtusemanwhoisabouttobreakChester,thehorse.Hewilldiebecausehesnota
whaleeitherofthattheirblubberprotectshim.TheEnd.
P.S.EvenCaptainAmericawearsahelmet.

P.S.S.Wearahelmet.

Thisisyetanotherfatalstory.ItallhappenedonesunnydayinItaly.Thesemenwereboat
jousting,averyseriousandcompetitivesport.Themeninbluevs.theMiB,justkidding,
MiR(red).Anyways,asithappens,thesecontestantsdonotwearhelmetsoranythingontheir
headsofanysort,minusthetoupesafewmenmaybewearing.So,onthisday,everything
wasgoingasplanned.Eventhebluemenwerefavoured,andtheywon,asshowninthe
picture.However,noonewouldexpecthiscontestanttodieintheprocess.Theredmanwas
knockedoffhisfeetandstartedtofallofftheladderthingoffoftheboat.Then,hestartedto
loseevenmorebalanceandstartedtofall,headfirst,towardshisopponentsladderthingoff
ofhisboat.ThiseventendedupwiththeMiRdirectlyhittinghisheadand,becausehewore
nohelmet,washospitalizedandeventuallypassedawayfourmonthslater.Theend.

Ingeneral,horsebackridingisconsideredoneofthemostdangeroussportsbecauseofthe
strengthandrawpowerahorsepossesses.AccordingtotheAmericanAssociationof
NeurologicalSurgeons,youshouldalwayswearahelmetforhorsebackriding,andits
recommendedforboatingtoo.Horsebackridingproducedmoreemergencyroompatients
thansomecontactsportssuchashockeyandlacrosse(2009,AANS).In2007,78,279
patientswenttothehospitalfromahorsebackridinginjury(RidersForHelmets,2014).This
numberhasincreasedsincethen.


Symptomsofapossibleconcussionare:headacheorafeelingofpressureinthehead,
temporarylossofconsciousness,confusionorfeelingasifinafog,amnesiasurroundingthe
traumaticevent,dizzinessor"seeingstars",ringingintheears,nausea,vomiting,slurred
speech,delayedresponsetoquestions,appearingdazed,fatigue(accordingtoMayoClinic
andmanyothersources)Someofthese,mostpeoplewoulddirectlyassociatewithahead
injury.Alotofthesesymptomscaneasilyoccurafterfallingoffofahorse,sinceyouwillhit
thegroundwithtremendousforce.

Arider,namedSharen,wasbuckedoffofherhorseshehadownedandriddenforyears.She
wasdruggedaroundthecorralandhitherheadonfencepoles.Whenshewasexaminedat
thehospital,theyfoundshehadmultiplebrokenribs,arupturedstomach,andabraininjury.
Aftermonthsinthehospital,Sharenwasfinallyabletostartwalkingagain.Sharenreturnedto
working,orratherjustbeingwith,withherhorses.

Sharensstoryisaveryfortunateonebecausemostridersarentasfortunateasshewas.
Theyareeitherparalyzed,losttheirabilitytotalkandwalk,orlosetheirlife.True,thiscan
happentoanyone,eveniftheyarewearingahelmet,butwearingahelmetreducesthe
chancesofbeingforeverdamagedbytheaccident.

Preventasimpleaccidentfromchangingyourlifeforever.Takethefivesecondstoputa
helmetonandclipthebuckle.