A nurse is teaching a community group of school-aged parents about safety. Which safety item is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching session?

A) Proper fit of a bicycle helmet
B) Proper fit of soccer shin guards
C) Proper fit of swimming goggles
D) Proper fit of baseball sliding shorts

Head injuries are a major cause of death, with bicycle accidents being one of the major causes of such injuries. Proper fit of the helmet helps to decrease head injuries resulting from these bicycle accidents. Goggles, shin guards, and sliding shorts are important sports safety equipment and should fit properly, but they do not protect from this leading cause of death.