TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Acceptability of baseball face guards and reduction of oculofacial injury in receptive youth league players
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Danis, R. P.
A1  - Hu, Kirsten
A1  - Bell, M.
SP  - 232
EP  - 234
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - GOALS: To assess the relative injury reduction effect and acceptability of face guards on batter's helmets. METHODS: A non-randomized prospective cohort study among 238 youth league baseball teams in Central and Southern Indiana during the 1997 season. Coaches, parents, and players were asked to respond to pre-season and post-season questionnaires. Approximately one half of the teams were supplied with face guard helmets (intervention); all others used this protection at their discretion (comparison). RESULTS: Parents, players, and coaches on the intervention teams reported a reduction in the incidence of oculofacial injuries compared with comparison team respondents (p=0.04). There was no reported adverse effect of face guard use on player performance. CONCLUSIONS: Helmet face guards should be required for batters to prevent facial injuries in baseball.
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -