Concussion primary prevention

Prevention of MTBI involves taking general measures to prevent traumatic brain injury, such as wearing seat belts and using airbags in cars. Older people are encouraged to try to prevent falls, for example by keeping floors free of clutter and wearing thin, flat, shoes with hard soles that do not interfere with balance.^[1]

The use of protective equipment such as headgear during athletic activities has been found to reduce the number of concussions in athletes. Improvements in the design of protective athletic gear such as helmets may decrease the number and severity of such injuries.^[2] Changes to the rules or the practices of enforcing existing rules in sports, such as those against “head-down tackling”, or “spearing”, which is associated with a high injury rate, may also prevent concussions.