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This is what protective head gear looked like in the old days. heres what it looks like now. the changes are obvious, youve got a lot of padding inside, a much tougher shell as well. some, in fact, have these sensors that are built inside to measure impact. if someone takes a hit on the football field, some of these helmets transmit a signal wirelessly to the sideline that gives you information like this, tells you the severity of the blow, the impact of the blow, such important information. but...

Concussions dont just happen in football. they can happen in so many ways. tell us who is at risk? >> anyone who plays in contact sports or collision sports like soccer where head impact can happen to another player, a goalpost or ground. its a problem. its a problem in our military veterans who have served. we have learned more about concussion than ever before in the last few years, and were going to continue to learn. >> i want to show our viewers. this is one of the helmets that we got from ...

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