Injuries occur when momentum of the brain causes it to
impact against a skull that has been decelerated.
Not exact matches
It is up to parents to make sure that the helmet their child wears fits properly, maintains that fit over the course of a season, and has been properly reconditioned, and, if the football program does not buy
impact sensors for the whole team, to consider buying one on their own, weighing the benefits of knowing the magnitude and frequency of the hits that their child is taking to the head
against the risk that adding a two - ounce piece of plastic to the inside or outside of their helmet may void the manufacturer's warranty and NOCSAE certification or increase the risk that the protection the helmet's polycarbonate shell provides
against skull fractures will be compromised;
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SKULL ® CAP — a thin, soft, flexible and breathable protective skull cap that fits under football helmets, designed to provide added protection against linear and rotational imp
SKULL ® CAP — a thin, soft, flexible and breathable protective
skull cap that fits under football helmets, designed to provide added protection against linear and rotational imp
skull cap that fits under football helmets, designed to provide added protection
against linear and rotational
impacts.
Concussions occur when force from an
impact or sudden motion jostles the brain, causing it to smack
against the surrounding
skull or rotate unnaturally.
The
impact propelled her brain
against the top of her
skull.
But in spite of this protective fluid, if you receive a severe blow to the head, the force of the
impact can cause your brain to bounce violently
against your
skull.
If the head is violently shaken in an auto accident, the brain can collide
against the
skull and a brain injury can result even if no object directly
impacts the head.