@article{ref1,
title="Removal time and efficacy of Riddell quick release face guard attachment system side clips during 1 football season",
journal="Journal of athletic training",
year="2012",
author="Gruppen, Tonia and Smith, Molly and Ganss, Andrea",
volume="47",
number="4",
pages="421-427",
abstract="CONTEXT: In the National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement, &quot;Acute Management of the Cervical Spine-Injured Athlete,&quot; the technique recommended for face-mask (FM) removal is one that &quot;creates the least head and neck motion, is performed most quickly, is the least difficult, and carries the least chance of failure.&quot; Industrial and technological advances in football helmet design and FM attachment systems might influence the efficacy of emergency FM removal. OBJECTIVE: To examine the removal times and success rates of the Quick Release (QR) Face Guard Attachment System (Riddell Sports, Inc, Elyria, OH) throughout and at the conclusion of 1 season of play by a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III football team competing in the Midwest. DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study. SETTING: College laboratory. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 69 randomly selected Revolution IQ (Riddell Sports, Inc) football helmets fitted with the QR system were used. Intervention(s): Each helmet was secured to a spine board, and investigators attempted to remove both of the QR side clips from the helmet with the Riddell insertion tool. Main Outcome Measure(s): Dependent variables included total time for removal of both QR side clips from the FM and success rate for removal of both side clips. RESULTS: The overall success rate for removal of both clips was 94.8% (164/173), whereas the mean times for removal of both clips ranged from 9.92 ± 12.06 seconds to 16.65 ± 20.97 seconds over 4 trial sessions. We found no differences among mean times for trial sessions throughout the season of play among the same helmets or among different helmets (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS: Removal time and success rate of the Riddell QR were satisfactory during and after 1 season of play despite use in various temperatures and precipitation.  Keywords: American football; <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1062-6050",
doi="10.4085/1062-6050-47.4.07",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-47.4.07"
}