Tips for schools on brain injury

One in 30 children will suffer a brain injury before turning 16, the Brain Injury Association says.

It is launching Brain Injury Awareness Week next week to help teachers recognise and assist children who have suffered the injuries.

Public hospitals saw about 10,000 children each year as a result of head injury, association spokesman Harley Pope said yesterday.

Ten per cent could still have problems two years after the accident.

Brain-injured students were likely to be tired, suffer headaches and be easily distracted.

- NZPA