http:\/\/slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/06\/eye-injury-to-ranger-raises-issue-of-helmet-visors-again\/?src=xps<\/a><\/p>\nVisors are currently optional in the NHL despite the league\u2019s ongoing support of a rule that would mandate their use. What\u2019s the holdup? It\u2019s the players union. The union\u2019s position\u00a0is that players should have the choice.<\/p>\n
This situation captures the tension that frequently exists between individual choice and population level benefit, a tension we frequently see in injury\u00a0prevention interventions and public health more broadly (Check out the legal battle over New York City’s ban on large sugar sweetened beverage). Should the NHL implement a rule mandating visors when the players themselves are not in favor of such a rule?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The ongoing debate regarding whether visors should be mandatory safety equipment in the National Hockey League (NHL) is likely to get some renewed attention after one of the\u00a0league’s players, Rangers\u2019 Marc Staal, suffered a serious eye injury in a recent game. Warning: don\u2019t watch the video if you are squeamish. http:\/\/slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/06\/eye-injury-to-ranger-raises-issue-of-helmet-visors-again\/?src=xps Visors are currently optional […]<\/p>\n
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