Football face-mask removal with a cordless screwdriver on helmets used for at least one season of play

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 169-173

  Decoster, Laura C ^a   Shirley, Chandra P ^b   Swartz, Erik E ^c  

^a New Hampshire Musculoskeletal Institute   (United States)

^b Winona Community Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency management; Protective equipment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CORDLESS SCREWDRIVER; CORROSION; DEVICE; EAR; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT; FACE MASK; FOOTBALL; FOOTBALL FACE MASK; HEAD MOVEMENT; HELMET; HIGH SCHOOL; MATERIALS; NECK; PATIENT CARE; TIME;

EID: 26644449683     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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