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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Low-Velocity Impacts on a Polymeric Foam for the Passive Safety Improvement of Sports Fields: Meshless Approach and Experimental Validation [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2018 Over the past few years, foam materials have been increasingly used in the passive safety of sport fields, to mitigate the risk of crash injury. Currently, the passive safety certification process of these materials represents an expensive and time ...
Francesco Penta +5 more
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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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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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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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Helmet use in skiing and snowboarding in Switzerland during the past 20 yearsPractical implications
JSAMS Plus, 2023 Summary: Objectives: The aim of this study was to quantify helmet use in skiing and snowboarding in Switzerland. Design: Regular cross-sectional surveys of skiers and snowboarders were conducted on Swiss slopes from the 2002/2003 to the 2021/2022 ...
S. Niemann, F. Bürgi, O. Brügger
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The inadequacy of regulatory frameworks in time of crisis and in low-resource settings : personal protective equipment and COVID-19 [PDF]
, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is plaguing the world and representing the most significant stress test for many national healthcare systems and services, since their foundation.
Formisano, Claudio +4 more
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