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Today we’re discussing current helmet technology, head injuries, and best practices for skiers & snowboarders with Blister reviewer (and physician assistant), Sascha Anastas; Sr. Director of R&D at Giro, Steven Kennedy; the CMO of MIPS, Frederik Kjellberg; and pro skier, Drew Petersen.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
MIPS Backstory & Purpose (4:28)
Skull Fractures & Concussions (9:10)
Helmet R&D & Various Testing Standards (14:50)
Athlete Perspective on Helmet Testing (19:56)
Advice for Buying Helmets (25:02)
Different Versions of MIPS (28:06)
Drew’s Take: Choosing Helmets (30:36)
Replacing Helmets: When & Why? (32:00)
Audience: Mental Side of Accidents (35:02)
Audience: Concussions & Long-Term Effects (42:57)
Audience: Helmet Replacement Cont. (44:28)
Closing Thoughts (46:20)
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Wow, that was a good one. As someone who works teaching future ER docs all about injury patterns while trying not to crack his own aging skull in the mountains, I appreciated the technical deep dive and back history. I have always been confused how the Virginia Tech ratings for bike helmets had such consistency, 80% of them 4 to 5 technical protection stars, but then snow helmets even from the same brands ranging all over from 1 to 5 stars. Seemed to imply either snow helmets are not designed with the same rigor or consistency or the testing is flawed. Next panel please include more companies (Wavecel for example and more helmet makers) but this was a great intro to MIPS and snow helmet specific issues. More like this please.