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Protective Equipment for Recreational and Competitive Sports Activities
The Academy recommends that family physicians counsel patients to use appropriate protective equipment for recreational and competitive sports activities. This equipment may include, but is not limited to, certified flotation devices, eye protection, helmets, mouth guards, knee and elbow pads, wrist protection and other equipment as needed to protect against injury (2000) (2009 COD)
