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AgrAbility assist farmers and ranchers who have a disability continue with their livelihood and farm.
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Farming from a wheelchair make it even more difficult, but don’t tell that to the Gifford brothers. Paul and Robert Gifford faces similar obstacles and remain resilient to carry on farming.
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The Brain Injury Association of Missouri and Missouri AgrAbility offer information about farming with disabilities and resources for preventing secondary injuries.

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Nearly 40,000 youth and young adults were hospitalized for a brain injury in the U.S. in 2018. They are our future and beginning farmers.

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Taking precautions and receiving care of a prior brain injury reduces risk of another brain injury. Always wear your seatbelt in a motor vehicle as a driver or passenger.

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Brain injury can change the personality of the injured person. Despite a lack of visible injury to the head, there could be damage to the brain that causes the changes in personality.

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Brain injury can affect all areas of farming, including not keeping up with the physical demands, tending a garden, caring for animals, and working long hours.

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Every 9 seconds someone sustains a brain injury. One of every 60 people in the U.S. lives with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) related disability.

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Farmers are at high risk of brain injury, with falls as a leading cause.

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There is an average of 283,000 U.S. emergency department visits each year for youth who sustain a sports and recreation-related concussion.

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When someone sustains a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) the result can be a chronic disease or disability that lasts a lifetime.

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Wearing a motorcycle helmet is effective to prevent brain injuries and deaths of riders.

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Military personnel experience brain injury from combat or civilian life through a stroke, fall, car crash, or another incident.

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Falls account for 51% of nonfatal brain injury-related hospitalizations. Second leading cause is motor vehicle crashes at nearly 24%.

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5.3 million Americans have a long-term disability from brain injury.

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Helmets can prevent 85% of bicycle related head and brain injuries. Cyclists should wear a properly fitted, approved helmet every bike ride, including on bike paths, neighborhood streets, and rural roads.

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Motor vehicle crashes on rural roadways result in more deaths and brain injuries.

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Brain injury costs society more than $1 trillion each year.

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Brain injury affects thinking, attention, behavior, and movement. Modified equipment or alternative methods may be helpful for beginning and experienced farmers.

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A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). More than 90% of concussions do not involve a loss of consciousness.

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About 425,000 Veterans live in Missouri. Of these Veterans, 32% have a disability.

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