Parents of soccer fanatic kids can now heave a sigh of relief! By paying an amount of $1,000 for a football helmet that monitors the exact location and gravity of impacts to the child’s head, while playing, the helmet can ensure your kid’s safety.

The leading helmetmaker Riddell is all set to deliver this life saving equipment in November. The players often knock heads, but it is not easy to predict which of the hits can lead to a mild traumatic brain injury. It is a misconception among people that concussions are accompanied with a loss of consciousness. The helmet uploads impact data onto a PC after the child is back from a game and the child’s family can conveniently log in for Web-based analysis to know if he needs immediate medical help.

Riddell is famous for its high-tech helmets, which are popular among eight colleges. They wirelessly relay data to a sideline computer that in turn sends a pager alert, if a player receives a blow or various blows exceeding a particular magnitude.

There is a little catch here. A player may come out untouched by an impact of a magnitude, which may shake another one. It is not decided what a parent can do with the impact data, unless more information is available about the causes of concussions. Besides, players cannot be pulled out of a game merely because they have registered some high-value hits.

All said and done, the helmet looks useful to me as it can alert the parents of an internal head injury, which may lead to fateful consequences.

Via: Time