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re: Petrino injured in motorcycle accident
Posted on 4/3/12 at 9:21 pm to Numberwang
Posted on 4/3/12 at 9:21 pm to Numberwang
I was curious about that too.
Another thing I was wondering...it looks like he landed on his face. If he cracked C-2 b/c his chin touched his chest...would a helmet possibly make it worse? They save the brain but don't do much for your neck. The weight of a helmet would definitely put more stress on the neck. I just wonder if that extra weight could have caused the vertebra to completely fail. Scary as frick.
Edit: Since I posted the above I looked it up and there actually is an argument about helmet weight and neck injuries.
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Another thing I was wondering...it looks like he landed on his face. If he cracked C-2 b/c his chin touched his chest...would a helmet possibly make it worse? They save the brain but don't do much for your neck. The weight of a helmet would definitely put more stress on the neck. I just wonder if that extra weight could have caused the vertebra to completely fail. Scary as frick.
Edit: Since I posted the above I looked it up and there actually is an argument about helmet weight and neck injuries.
LINK
This post was edited on 4/3/12 at 9:31 pm
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Posted on 4/3/12 at 9:55 pm to Razorologist
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I was curious about that too.
Another thing I was wondering...it looks like he landed on his face. If he cracked C-2 b/c his chin touched his chest...would a helmet possibly make it worse? They save the brain but don't do much for your neck. The weight of a helmet would definitely put more stress on the neck. I just wonder if that extra weight could have caused the vertebra to completely fail. Scary as frick.
Edit: Since I posted the above I looked it up and there actually is an argument about helmet weight and neck injuries.
They make neck braces/collars all the way up to HANS devices to cure this problem in motorsports... Price range between $20-3500.
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