Football Player Head Impact Data

This research project will present data and analysis of football player head impacts to support agency decision on rotational brain and mild traumatic brain injury criteria.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Human Injury Research

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $100000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Takhounts, Erik

• Performing Organizations:

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg

  Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  3500 Transportation Research Plaza
  Blacksburg, VA  United States  24061
• Start Date: 20120510
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 31002

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brain; Head; Head motion range; Traumatic brain injuries
• Uncontrolled Terms: Brain injuries; Football; Head injuries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01465124
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:55PM