There are over 150,000 people that suffer brain injuries each year in the United States. Of those people it is estimated that 20% will suffer from permanent brain injury. In many cases, when a person suffers a brain injury that is the death of the person you once knew although the person may physically appear fine. Therefore we encourage people when driving a vehicle to wear seat belts and when riding a bicycle, skateboarding, and roller-blading to wear helmets.