Development of an Eco-Friendly Head Impact Protection Device [PDF]
Applied 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
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Protective and positioning devices in maxillofacial prosthodontics and radiotherapy: Overview
Technical 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
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Driver’s license, head protection devices and severity of motorcyclists’ injuries in traffic accidents [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de EnfermagemObjectives: 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
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Protective Equipment in Football: A Review of History, Evolution, Materials, and Contemporary Use [PDF]
SportsFootball (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
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British 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
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Modern Approaches to the Development of Head and Respiratory Protective Devices for Military Men
Вестник войск РХБ защитыHighlights. 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
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Modelling Head Impact Safety Performance of Polymer-based Foam Protective Devices
Procedia 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
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An alternative linear impactor for impact research [PDF]
HardwareXThis paper introduces an affordable and easily replicable linear impactor designed for impact research. Traditional commercial systems are often expensive and complex, limiting their accessibility to many research and development teams.
Poomkarn Taedullayasatit +3 more
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Bicycle-Related Injuries at a Regional Trauma Center in Korea [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021 Purpose We analyzed the characteristics and outcomes of patients with bicycle-related injuries at a regional trauma center in northern Gyeonggi Province as a first step toward the development of improved prevention measures and treatments.
Yoonhyun Lee +6 more
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Patterns of Maxillofacial Injures Caused by Motorcycle Accidents
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2023 Introduction Motorcycles are used as a common means of transportation, and motorcycle accidents are responsible for a major portion of trauma injuries.
Imad S. Noorali +2 more
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