h a l f b a k e r yRenovating the wheel
add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random
news, help, about, links, report a problem
browse anonymously,
or get an account
and write.
register,
|
|
|
Heart Pad
for lacrosse, basketball, baseball, American football, and rugby | |
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.
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]
Please log in.
If you're not logged in,
you can see what this page
looks like, but you will
not be able to add anything.
Annotation:
|
| |
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. |
|
| |
Given that first aid defibrillators are now available for less than $2,000, every school should have one in its first aid kit(s). |
|
| |
heck, that's a lot of money and they cannot afford ME! |
|
| |
they'd never know where it was or how to use it... |
|
| |
//they cannot afford ME!// |
|
| |
Have them switch to Linux. |
|
| |
how would that help, snotty? |
|
| |
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? |
|
| |
//They cannot afford ME!// Why, how much do YOU charge, [Po]? |
|
| |
If you have to ask, you cannot afford her. |
|
| |