Evaluation of cricket helmet performance and comparison with baseball and ice hockey helmets

Background: Protective helmets in sport are important for reducing the risk of head and facial injury. In cricket and other sports with projectiles, national test standards control the minimum helmet performance. However, there are few field data showing if helmets are effective in reducing head inj...

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine 2003-08, Vol.37 (4), p.325-330
Main Authors: McIntosh, A S, Janda, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Athletic Injuries - prevention & control
Baseball
Baseball - injuries
Biomechanical Phenomena
biomechanics
Craniocerebral Trauma - prevention & control
Cricket
Equipment Failure Analysis - methods
Head injuries
head injury
Head Protective Devices - standards
Helmets
Hockey - injuries
Humans
Ice hockey
Laboratories
Manikins
Original
Prevention
Sports Equipment - standards
Sports injuries
Test methods
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