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11 March 2010

Making cycling helmets compulsory for children in Jersey could help reduce the risk of brain injury, it has been claimed.

According to the BBC, States Assembly deputy Andrew Green, who is also assistant minister of education, sport and culture, told the Jersey assembly politicians in a debate about the proposed law that his son had suffered a massive brain injury as a result of a minor head injury.

He added: "We can help to reduce the risks for others and avoid years of emotional and financial costs for individuals and their families."

Politicians voted to reject the application of the law to adults, reports the BBC, but agreed to make it compulsory for under-18s.

The potentially devastating impact of brain injury on patients is receiving increasing recognition among politicians internationally.

Earlier this week in the US, the Defense Department announced that it is set to launch a new policy of giving troops head injury evaluations.

Current guidelines allow troops to come forward on their own, but those in close contact with explosions are believed to be worthy of compulsory treatment because of the possibility of traumatic brain injury manifesting itself later on.

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