Helmet to protect face during falls
Randall McFarland
Description
Collection
Title:
Helmet to protect face during falls
Creator:
Randall McFarland
Date:
9/15/2020
Text:
Hi List members,
I received an inquiry about how to protect the face of a developmentally-
challenged person who sometimes loses her balance and falls forward, but
has no reaction to protect her face, so she has fractured her nose about
54 times in the past year. In addition to a football helmet, help me think
of a sport that utilizes a face guard that would provide adequate
stability and protection to attenuate the force to the nose upon contact
with the ground.
Thank you for helping me come up with possible solutions!
Randy McFarland, CPO
Sunny Hills Prosthetic Services.
I received an inquiry about how to protect the face of a developmentally-
challenged person who sometimes loses her balance and falls forward, but
has no reaction to protect her face, so she has fractured her nose about
54 times in the past year. In addition to a football helmet, help me think
of a sport that utilizes a face guard that would provide adequate
stability and protection to attenuate the force to the nose upon contact
with the ground.
Thank you for helping me come up with possible solutions!
Randy McFarland, CPO
Sunny Hills Prosthetic Services.
Citation
Randall McFarland, “Helmet to protect face during falls,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/255207.
