I always wear a helmet in surf and would feel naked without one. I think the additional chance of a severe neck fracture is negligible. Many or perhaps most neck injuries I think are compression injuries. The helmet's suspension may lesson these type of injuries somewhat. On the other hand, a simple concussion while in water may result in drowning! Staying conscious and alert is, I believe, where it's at. Bill *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 08 2003 - 06:13:15 PDT
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