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WARNING: THIS EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY ONLY FOR THE SPECIFIC BODY AREA WHICH IT COVERS. THIS EQUIPMENT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT AREA WILL BE PROTECTED FROM ALL INJURIES. ANY MODIFICATION OF THIS ITEM IS FORBIDDEN.
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CLINICALLY TESTED BY TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER
Read the Peer-reviewed, published study in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, March, 2016, “Development of a Chest Wall Protector Effective in Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death by Chest Wall Impact (commotio cordis)”
“When incorporated into a suitable garment and worn in accordance to instruction, the HART CC (commotio cordis) Pad device has been shown to reduce the mechanical impact received by the chest that may facilitate the reduction in risk of commotio cordis.”
What is commotio cordis?
HART CATCHER
Baseball Chest Protector
No other name brand
chest protector performs
at this level.
HART SHIRT
Heart Protector For Any Sport
Use as a primary
base layer or to supplement
other chest protection.
HART GOALIE
Lacrosse Chest Protector
Experience complete
range of motion in ultra-light, low profile protection.
HART PAD
Heart Protector For Any Sport
Team friendly, with easy
removal and sharing amongst
multiple players.
“I am excited to have played a role in discovering a technology that offers excellent protection against commotio cordis.”
Mark Link, M.D.
Board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist, leading worldwide authority on commotio cordis
Unequal has spent five years and millions of dollars pioneering composites to invent an effective deterrent to sudden death from commotio cordis. Unequal HART is the world’s first technology shown to greatly reduce risk of sudden death from commotio cordis.
“It is reasonable to expect that chest protector designs incorporating these novel materials (Unequal HART) will be effective in the prevention of commotio cordis on the playing field.”
THE TUFT’S
STUDY CONCLUDED...
Significantly reduces the risk of sudden death from commotio cordis.
The #2 Killer in Sports.
Virtually No Other Chest Protection Comes Close
Combatting commotio cordis
It’s like a concussion of the heart, that kills. Its occurrence is relatively rare, but when it happens, it is catastrophic.
Leading cause of fatalities
Commotio is the leading cause of fatalities in youth baseball and most common in the nation’s fastest growing sport, lacrosse, according to a September 2009 study in the Pediatrics journal.
When it occurs
Commotio takes place when a stick, ball or hand hits the chest, usually directly over the heart, at a specific time between heart beats. The impact de-synchronizes the heart’s rhythm, resulting in a failure to pump blood and, thus, cardiac arrest. It occurs generally between the ages of 10 and 17 and usually happens to boys.
AED’s help but…
The increasing presence of expensive AEDs at youth athletic events has helped the survival rate from a commotio event, but AEDs are used after the heart has stopped. Over two-thirds of reported cases result in death despite an AED sometimes being near by.
Do chest protectors protect?
Studies have shown they have been ineffective. In fact, over 30% of the time chest protectors have been worn when commotio deaths have occurred.
Commotio cordis events happen more than you think
Even though there are at least 2 registries for keeping track of commotio cordis deaths, they are voluntary, so there is under-reporting. There is no official repository of those moments where an athlete recovers after the horrifying minutes of frantic reviving efforts. Even if death does not occur, the experience leaves family and friends shell-shocked.
Thin, lightweight, flexible, comfortable. Each protector contains patented HART tech that is ergonomically placed to protect the heart area.
Goalies, players, catchers, pitchers...
Why risk it?
HART CATCHER
Baseball Chest Protector
HART SHIRT
Heart Protector for Any Sport
HART GOALIE
Lacrosse Chest Protector
HART PAD
Heart Protector for Any Sport
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BASEBALL & SOFTBALL
ANY SPORT
COMMOTIO CORDIS, The Basics
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Combatting commotio cordis
It’s like a concussion of the heart, that kills. Its occurrence is relatively rare, but when it happens, it is catastrophic.
Leading cause of fatalities
Commotio is the leading cause of fatalities in youth baseball and most common in the nation’s fastest growing sport, lacrosse, according to a September 2009 study in the Pediatrics journal.
When it occurs
Commotio takes place when a stick, ball or hand hits the chest, usually directly over the heart, at a specific time between heart beats. The impact de-synchronizes the heart’s rhythm, resulting in a failure to pump blood and, thus, cardiac arrest. It occurs generally between the ages of 10 and 17 and usually happens to boys.
AED’s help but…
The increasing presence of expensive AEDs at youth athletic events has helped the survival rate from a commotio event, but AEDs are used after the heart has stopped. Over two-thirds of reported cases result in death despite an AED sometimes being near by.
Do chest protectors protect?
Studies have shown they have been ineffective. In fact, over 30% of the time chest protectors have been worn when commotio deaths have occurred.
Commotio cordis events happen more than you think
Even though there are at least 2 registries for keeping track of commotio cordis deaths, they are voluntary, so there is under-reporting. There is no official repository of those moments where an athlete recovers after the horrifying minutes of frantic reviving efforts. Even if death does not occur, the experience leaves family and friends shell-shocked.
Significantly
reduces the risk of sudden death from commotio cordis, the #2 killer in sports
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While NOCSAE prepares to issue a standard for lacrosse goalies and baseball catchers that other manufacturers will work to meet, Unequal already has a complete line of products available now for all players, all positions. That is incredibly important when you see the stat that 70% of commotio cordis tragedies in lacrosse happen to field players. It’s time for lacrosse athletes to play with HART.
Serious Heart & Chest Protection
Each protector contains patented HART tech that is ergonomically placed to protect the heart area.
More facts about commotio cordis
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While NOCSAE prepares to issue a standard for lacrosse goalies and baseball catchers that other manufacturers will work to meet, Unequal already has a complete line of products available now for all players, all positions. That is incredibly important when you see the stat that 70% of commotio cordis tragedies in lacrosse happen to field players. It’s time for lacrosse athletes to play with HART.
Each protector contains patented HART tech that is ergonomically placed to protect the heart area.
Serious Heart
& Chest Protection
What is
commotio
cordis?