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Concussions And Football Helmet Technology

Concussions And Football Helmet Technology. By: Sean Urban ITMG 100 Section 05 15 November 2012 . Introduction. Ever since the first football game was played in 1869 the sport of football has been know as one of the most violent sports played .

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Concussions And Football Helmet Technology

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  1. Concussions And Football Helmet Technology By: Sean UrbanITMG 100 Section 0515 November 2012

  2. Introduction • Ever since the first football game was played in 1869 the sport of football has been know as one of the most violent sports played. • 1917 marked the first time helmets were raised above the head. • Concussion numbers rise throughout all levels of football pressure football helmet developers.

  3. Concussion: What are they? And how are they caused? • A concussion results from any sort of force that causes a big movement of the brain. • This movement or “jarring” of the brain causes one to become unconscious. • There are numerous symptoms that result from a concussion some more severe then others.

  4. Concussion Statistics

  5. Football Helmet Technology • https://www.xenith.com/page/menu_0/13738.html • http://www.riddell.com/innovation/hits-technology/ • Data gathered by impact detection systems will lead to companies inventing more innovative designs to further eliminate concussions.

  6. Works Cited • Board, A.D.A.M. Editorial. Concussion. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 18 Nov. 0000. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001802/>. • "Concussion Statistics in High School Sports." MomsTeam. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://www.momsteam.com/health-safety/concussion-rates-high-school-sports>. • Dearen, Jason. "High-tech Football Helmets: Lifesavers, or Just a Hail Mary?" SmartPlanet. N.p., 22 May 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/high-tech-football-helmets-lifesavers-or-just-a-hail-mary/8038>. • "Football Helmet." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Dec. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_helmet>. • "We Proudly Carry Xenith Helmets and Douglas Pads." Welcome To PPG Sports! N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://ppgsports.com/node/770>.

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