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A Simple Device That Could Save Lives

Updated: Thursday, November 1 2012, 09:04 PM CDT

Studies continue to reveal just how damaging head injuries are, and even scarier, at how young an age they begin.  One company is taking on the challenge of decreasing repeated injuries, in hopes they can save lives in the process.

Battle Sports Science has developed a product called the Impact Indicator.  It is a chinstrap that helps detect head injuries.  When a player takes any kind of hit to the head, the indicator measures whether or not that hit exceeds a certain force and duration.

If it does exceed those calculations, a red light illuminates.  That doesn’t guarantee that the player has sustained a concussion, but it does give a great indication that the hit the player took was with enough power to garner further tests for a concussion.

"Symptoms often times aren't shown immediately,” says Vice President of Marketing and Communications Cort Irish.  “This is a device that helps get players off the field before more serious injury may occur."

Thousands of players ranging from 5th grade to the NFL are using this chinstrap.

By Bob BallouA Simple Device That Could Save Lives


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NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - BEST OF SEVEN

Thursday's Scores

New York 85, Indiana 75 -- Indiana leads series 3-2

San Antonio 94, Golden State 82 -- San Antonio wins series 4-2

Friday's Games

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE - STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

CONFRENCE SEMIFINALS - BEST OF SEVEN

Thursday's Scores

Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT -- Boston leads series 1-0

Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3 -- Los Angeles leads series 2-0

Friday, May 17

Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. -- Pittsburgh leads series 1-0

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Thursday's Scores

Seattle 3, N.Y. Yankees 2

Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3

Texas 10, Detroit 4

Chicago White Sox 5, L.A. Angels 4

Friday's Games

Houston (Lyle's 1-1) at Pittsburgh (J.Gomez 2-0), 7:05 p.m.

Seattle (Maurer 2-5) at Cleveland (U.Jimenez 3-2), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-2) at Baltimore (Hammel 5-1), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 5-2), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Porcello 1-2) at Texas (Tepesch 3-3), 8:05 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz 6-0) at Minnesota (Worley 1-4), 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 4-2) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 3-2), 10:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 2-3) at Oakland (Parker 2-5), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Thursday's Scores

N.Y. Mets 5, St. Louis 2

Pittsburgh 7, Milwaukee 1

Cincinnati 5, Miami 3, 10 innings

San Francisco 8, Colorado 6

Washington 6, San Diego 2

Friday's Games

N.Y. Mets (Harvey 4-0) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 1-5), 2:20 p.m.

Cincinnati (Cingrani 2-0) at Philadelphia (Lee 4-2), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (Lyles 1-1) at Pittsburgh (J.Gomez 2-0), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Cahill 2-4) at Miami (Slowey 1-3), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 4-2) at Atlanta (Maholm 4-4), 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 3-3) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 4-2), 8:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-1) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 4-3), 8:40 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-2) at San Diego (B.Smith 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

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