HECOL473 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Usa Hockey, Kevlar, Bauer Hockey
14 Sep 2016
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Lecture 11: mechanical hazards- head & neck injuries in. Skate blade neck lacerations: a survey and case follow-up. Of those 485 players, 132 (27%) indicated that they wore a neck laceration protector when the laceration occurred. Describe the three types of neck laceration protectors that were worn by usa hockey registered players. Style a turtleneck (itech): 100% kevlar neck guard; armortex with abrasion resistant properties (label reads. "designed to reduce risk of direct laceration by skate blade in area covered"") Style b strap/yoke (ccm canada,sport maska, inc): ballistic nylon ballistique ht-830 sr (label reads designed to protect the neck and throat region from skate blade cuts""). Style c strap (bauer nike, fabrique en thailande): does not specify the fabric (label reads designed to reduce risk of direct laceration to area covered by the equipment [strap]"") What do the authors describe as limitations to their study in terms of: the representativeness of the survey respondents numbers and types of hockey associations/leagues.
