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Heart Pad

for lacrosse, basketball, baseball, American football, and rugby
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In all the above mentioned sports, there is risk of getting struck with a ball directly over the heart, which could put the heart into fibrulation or stop it entirely. Recently a lacrosse player has died from this injury.

Apart from having defibrulator on hand, which not all schools can afford, there is a solution to this problem. A mandatory piece of protection gear over the heart. It would be a thick plastic dome that would strap around the back and be filled with a dense foam.

jellydoughnut, Jun 04 2006

Here's a piece of gear with a pad on the chest - http://scuba-equipm...ages/suits/saps.jpg
- but it will be warm to play in [normzone, Jun 07 2006]

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       I play rugby. Real men don't need padding.   

       Sure, make this available, just don't make me wear more gear to prevent a one-in-a-million injury.
sninctown, Jun 04 2006
  

       Given that first aid defibrillators are now available for less than $2,000, every school should have one in its first aid kit(s).
DrCurry, Jun 04 2006
  

       heck, that's a lot of money and they cannot afford ME!   

       they'd never know where it was or how to use it...
po, Jun 04 2006
  

       //they cannot afford ME!//   

       Have them switch to Linux.
methinksnot, Jun 06 2006
  

       how would that help, snotty?
po, Jun 06 2006
  

       Windows ME is, reputedly, very expensive to maintain. There are many advantages to using Linux as a platform, and one of them is its lower implementation cost (given the right client).   

       How's your holiday so far?
methinksnot, Jun 07 2006
  

       //They cannot afford ME!// Why, how much do YOU charge, [Po]?
spidermother, Jun 07 2006
  

       If you have to ask, you cannot afford her.
methinksnot, Jun 07 2006
  
      
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