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Modern Approaches to the Development of Head and Respiratory Protective Devices for Military Men [PDF]

open access: yesВестник войск РХБ защиты
Highlights. It is necessary to elaborate the plan of development of respiratory protective devices.  This plan should suggest that these devices should be further implemented into combat uniform set for military men.
Yuri S. Migachev   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Modelling Head Impact Safety Performance of Polymer-based Foam Protective Devices [PDF]

open access: yesProcedia Engineering, 2014
AbstractThe aim of this paper is to investigate an iterative statistical procedure, based on a small and censored sample of impact test experiments, useful for interval estimation of head impact safety parameter as critical fall height of protective devices.
Antonio Lanzotti   +2 more
exaly   +6 more sources

Driver’s license, head protection devices and severity of motorcyclists’ injuries in traffic accidents [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to describe traffic accidents involving motorcyclists and analyze the association between possession of a motorcycle driver’s license and use of helmets according to the severity of injuries.
Albanita Gomes da Costa de Ceballos   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Protective and positioning devices in maxillofacial prosthodontics and radiotherapy: Overview

open access: yesTechnical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2022
Background: Radiation therapy (RT) is a common modality of treatment in patients with head and neck cancer, and can cause several oral complications.
W. El Hawari, O. Bentahar
doaj   +4 more sources

An investigation into the effect of protective devices on the dose to radiosensitive organs in the head and neck

open access: yesBritish Journal of Radiology, 1992
Abstract A series of experiments were performed to determine the dose reduction afforded to radiosensitive organs in the head and neck by various protective devices. These included spectacles with plastic, standard glass, photochromic and lead-glass lenses, a thyroid collar and a lead-acrylic face mask.
K Faulkner, N W Marshall
exaly   +4 more sources

Protective Equipment in Football: A Review of History, Evolution, Materials, and Contemporary Use [PDF]

open access: yesSports
Football (soccer) is the world’s most widely played sport, but it carries a high incidence of traumatic injuries, particularly to the head, face, and lower limbs.
Marco Vecchiato   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Development of an Eco-Friendly Head Impact Protection Device [PDF]

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
Nowadays, the number of people practising contact sports has increased. In many of them, using head protective equipment is not mandatory, even if the use of headbands could increase the level of safety regarding several types of traumatic brain injuries.
Miguel M. Varela   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Operator and Patient Doses after Irradiation with Handheld X-ray Devices

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
This study aimed to evaluate radiation doses from handheld X-ray devices, specifically NOMAD Pro 2TM (DvcN), Rextar X (DvcRX), and Diox 602 (DvcD), targeting operator and patient’s critical organs and tissues.
Ali Altındağ   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Comparing the effectiveness of negative-pressure barrier devices in providing air clearance to prevent aerosol transmission.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
PurposeTo investigate the effectiveness of aerosol clearance using an aerosol box, aerosol bag, wall suction, and a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter evacuator to prevent aerosol transmission.MethodsThe flow field was visualized using three ...
Tzu-Yao Hung   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The effects of hearing protection devices on spatial awareness in complex listening environments

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Hearing protection devices (HPDs) remain the first line of defense against hazardous noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Despite the increased awareness of NIHL as a major occupational health hazard, implementation of effective hearing ...
Hillary A. Snapp   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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