Chest protectors, too, are no longer only for catchers hoping to avoid injury ... Georgia-based EvoShield has sold a youth chest protector that features a body-conforming fiberglass resin inside a ...

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Ultra-Thin Chest Protector for Kid Athletes Aims for a Home Run May 04, 2016 at 7:02 AM EDT ... With those results in hand, Vito plans to take the product to youth leagues.

A blow to the chest of a young athlete from a ball, or hockey stick, or hard collision with another player, can trigger an irregular heartbeat that leads to sudden death — and commercially ...

That's not enough scientific evidence to back using chest protectors in youth sports, said Dr. Matthew Silvis, director of sports medicine at Penn State Health.

Clearly, "improvement in the design and composition of chest protectors are necessary to enhance the safety of the athletic field for our youth," they conclude. SOURCE: American Journal of ...

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