In situ measures of head impact acceleration in NCAA division I men's ice hockey: Implications for ASTM F1045 and other ice hockey helmet standards

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Gwin, Joseph T ^a,b   Chu, Jeffery J ^a   McAllister, Thomas A ^c,d   Greenwald, Richard M ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SIMBEX   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collegiate sports; Concussions; Helmets; Hockey; Impacts

Indexed keywords

ENERGY IMPACT; HEAD IMPACT; HEAD IMPACT TELEMETRIES; ICE HOCKEY; IMPACT ENERGY; IN-SITU; LINEAR ACCELERATIONS; LINEAR HEAD ACCELERATION; PILOT STUDIES; TEST SETUPS;

ICE; LOCATION; SAFETY DEVICES;

ACCELERATION;

EID: 76749083340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI101848     Document Type: Article

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