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Ski helmets: safety on the slopes.(best gifts)
Who knows whether Michael Kennedy or Sonny Bono would have survived if they'd been wearing helmets when each crashed into a tree while skiing six years ago. But doctors have little doubt about 5-year-old Eliot Levmore of Chicago.
During a skiing lesson in Colorado last March, Eliot veered off course and plowed into a tree. He suffered cuts and bruises but was spared serious head injury by his helmet. "He came away almost uninjured," said Dr. Lori McBride, a pediatric neurosurgeon at the Denver hospital where Eliot was treated. He managed to dent his helmet, she added, and not his head.
A week later, Eliot's ski school made helmets mandatory for all ...
- Use your head when it comes to ski helmets.
- Newspaper article from: Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA) January 14, 2004 700+ words
...retention systems of W Helmet W Ski Slider and the Boeri Rage (Iron model) may...of the high-gloss Boeri Rage (Axis Rage model...system. Even the best helmet won't offer protection...in place. _Replace helmets that have been involved...
- Use your head when it comes to ski helmets.(The Orange County Register)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Liddane, Lisa January 16, 2004 700+ words
...retention systems of W Helmet W Ski Slider and the Boeri Rage (Iron model) may...of the high-gloss Boeri Rage (Axis Rage model...system. Even the best helmet won't offer protection...in place. _Replace helmets that have been involved...
- Helmets: first line of defense.
- Magazine article from: Combat Edge Winfield, Joe August 1, 2006 700+ words
...honor system." Helmet manufacturers design and build their helmets to meet the performance...standard. The helmet manufacturers self certify the helmets as meeting the...manufacture and sell the helmets as being "DOT Certified." Helmet manufacturers are...
- HELMETS CAN'T PREVENT SPINAL CORD INJURIES.(LIFE & LEISURE)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) June 13, 1995 700+ words
...also a variety of helmet styles for motorcycle...neck than others. Helmets ``reduce head...encourage the use of helmets.'' Knowing which helmet to buy, however...fit available for helmets, which means that...be wearing the helmet needs to be present...
- Helmets Offer No Protection Against Spinal Cord Injuries
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Sally Squires June 6, 1995 700+ words
...encourage the use of helmets." Knowing which helmet to buy, however, can...of using the proper helmet for the proper sport...best fit available for helmets, which means that the...will be wearing the helmet needs to be present...
- Helmets for skaters run up against the coolness question.
- Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE) October 16, 2006 700+ words
...shop owners and helmet manufacturers...they can to make helmets hipper. But price...custom, airbrushed helmet that looks sweet...Skaters who wear helmets -- many because...was wearing a helmet. Sales of skateboarding helmets spiked last week...
- Helmets are a must for all bike riders.
- Newspaper article from: The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 20, 2005 700+ words
...and adults who wear a helmet but don't fasten the...entire family when buying helmets: Don't guess your...Let the kid try on the helmet to get the right fit...kids to take off the helmet when they're playing...that the straps of the helmets can be trapped in equipment...
- Helmets cut risk of injuries to bikers: Study: Price no measure of...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Price, Joyce December 25, 1996 700+ words
A helmet should be on the...report shows that helmets cut the overall...the effect of helmet use in crashes...We found that helmets were as protective...acknowledged bicycle helmets can be expensive...showed that a helmet costing $20 is...
