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BIAWE supports all efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries locally due to brain injuries and according to Jurak, it starts with education, awareness and prevention, which BIAWE provides.
06
Jun

In An Instant – Brain Injury Awareness Month Kick-off

Brain injury happens in an instant, changing the lives of people forever, leaving little time to adapt.

The Brain Injury Association of Windsor and Essex County (BIAWE) is kicking off Brain Injury Awareness month by hosting an All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Dinner for $15 at the Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Ave. on Wednesday, June 7 from 4 to 7pm. It will provide information about brain injuries and prevention and its programs and services for those living with an acquired brain injury.

Every day 452 Canadians suffer a serious brain injury. This amounts to nearly one person every three minutes, equaling almost 165,000 serious brain injuries per yeari. This does not include concussions, military injuries, or unreported cases. Brain injury can happen to Anyone. Anytime. Anywhere. 
 
June is Brain Injury Awareness Month across Canada. In the province of Ontario, the numbers are staggering, according to Ruth Wilcock, Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA). “There are close to half a million Ontarians living with acquired brain injury (ABI) and more than 45,000 new cases will be added this year alone,” states Wilcock. “This number does not include the 155,000 concussions that occur each year in Ontario”.

The Brain Injury Association of Windsor and Essex County is raising awareness about the prevalence of brain injury and the challenges faced by those living with it every day.

Brain Injuries do not discriminate and lasts a lifetime. Anna Jurak, Executive Director of BIAWE says that “everyone is vulnerable to the potential of sustaining a brain injury and prevention is the only cure”.

Did you know that:

  • Distracted driving causes approximately 4 million motor-vehicle accidents due North American per year
  • Up to 80% of women affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) experience symptoms of traumatic brain injury
  • Almost half of all brain injuries (47%) are caused by a fall or slip
  • The leading causes of anoxic brain injury are oxygen deprivation at birth, stroke, strangulation, choking, drowning, drug overdose, allergic reactions, and sudden blows to the windpipe
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