Athlete's Cap Sends Out Alerts about Head Injuries
From: IEEE Institute - 11/22/2013
By: Monica Rozenfeld

Signals let coaches know when an injury occurs on the field

Research shows that repeated hard knocks to the head during impact sports can
cause long-term brain injury. But it can be hard for coaches watching from
the sidelines to tell how hard a blow really was.

That's why IEEE Member Roozbeh Ghaffari helped develop a skullcap to be worn
alone or underneath a helmet that detects how hard a player’s skull is hit.
Depending on the severity of the impact, different colored LEDs light up on
the back of the cap for all to see.

Read the entire article at:
http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-focus/technology-topic/athletes-cap-sends-out-alerts-about-head-injuries

Links:
Reebok CheckLight (with video 1:59)
http://shop.reebok.com/us/content/CheckLight

Brain Trauma Foundation
https://www.braintrauma.org/