{"id":3651,"date":"2019-12-04T16:31:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T16:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcolmprimary\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2019-12-05T16:35:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T16:35:00","slug":"how-to-keep-our-noggins-safe-with-compass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcolmprimary\/2019\/12\/04\/how-to-keep-our-noggins-safe-with-compass\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Our Noggin’s Safe with Compass"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u00a0 all the boys and girls from Kirkcolm were paid a visit by the councils Compass program. Compass specialise in looking after our health and well-being and our heads in particular and work with adults who have suffered brain injuries. Leanne kindly came in and spoke to the boys and girls of Kirkcolm about how important it is to look after our heads and to always war a helmet when necessary!<\/span><\/p>\n

We were a bit shocked to see there are definitely some guilty parties when it comes to wearing our helmets regularly so we talked about why it is so important. From looking at dangerous jobs which require us to keep us heads protected (builders, Policemen… miners!?) and finding out that simply wearing a helmet reduces your chances of getting a serious brain or head injury by a staggering 80%!?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We looked at how helmets protect our heads by taking the blow and acting like an external skull to protect our brains! We got to get to grips with what a brain feels like in a jellied form (don’t worry – it was literally jelly!), feeling the weight of an average human brain and dropping an egg within a helmet to see the impact! We realised now just how delicate our brains are and why they need so much protection especially considering the hugely important job they do of running us 24\/7.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some interesting brain facts for you all include;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n