Researchers in Texas studied data of just under 25,000 people from the National Trauma Data Bank from 2007 to 2016. They found the most common injuries were in the chest and back.
A third of children who suffer concussion go on to develop anxiety, depression or other mental health issues that can last for years, a study has claimed.
Scientists at Australia s Murdoch Children s Research Institute reviewed concussion studies including more than 89,000 children from the last 40 years.
Concussions are a common type of brain injury that can happen after a knock to the head. Most people recover but some have long-lasting complications.
More than 40 per cent of children in the study suffered a head injury after a fall and a further 30 per cent got it following a sports injury, such as heading a football.