User Manual

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 Do not use your helmet to butt, ram or spear an opposing player. This is in violation of the football rules,
and such use can result in severe head or neck injuries, paralysis, or death to you and possible injury to
your opponent.
 NO HELMET CAN PREVENT HEAD OR NECK INJURIES A PLAYER MIGHT RECEIVE WHILE PARTICIPATING
IN FOOTBALL.
 Riddell SRS alerts the sideline to significant, single or multiple impacts that MAY result in a concussion
or other head injury.
 Riddell SRS is NOT a medical device.
 Riddell SRS is NOT a protective device.
 RIDDELL SRS DOES NOT DIAGNOSE CONCUSSIONS OR OTHER HEAD INJURIES AND IS NOT INTENDED
TO BE USED AS A DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE.
 Serious injury and/or concussion may occur even if no alert is reported. Riddell SRS transmits alerts at
research-based thresholds; however, concussion may occur at impacts below these thresholds.
 Riddell SRS is intended to be used as a supplement to a team’s concussion protocol. Riddell SRS should
not be used to replace the existing Safety Plans and Concussion protocols the team, school or
organization has in place.
 In all instances when the Alert System signals an Alert, staff should execute its concussion assessment
protocol. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC, www.cdc.gov/concussion) and USA Football
(http://usafootball.com/health-safety/concussion-awareness) offer concussion management
guidelines.
 Riddell SRS must be properly installed and configured by the user to allow for correct function and
transmission of impact Alerts
 DO NOT MODIFY, CHANGE, OR ALTER THE DEVICE IN ANY WAY.
 MxEncoders and the SRS Field Case should be reconditioned annually to ensure proper performance.
 The SRS was developed specifically for on-field head impact exposure monitoring, and, any use outside
of that purpose may result in measurement error, potential communication/classification error and
could void warranty.
 For questions regarding Riddell SRS or reconditioning:
o Call 1 [phone] between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. C.S.T.
o On the web, go to: http://www.riddell.com/