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Management of positional plagiocephaly—helmet or no helmet? [PDF]
Child's Nervous System, 2014 Dear Editor: The “Back to Sleep Campaign” to prevent sudden infant death syndrome has led to a significant increase in the incidence of positional plagiocephaly. This clinical entity with an abnormal head shape is not the result of craniosynostosis, which represents a premature closure of cranial sutures, but rather a purely cosmetic problem caused by ...
Jenny, Benoît +3 more
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Bioengineering, 2021 In this study, a novel expandable bicycle helmet, which integrates an airbag system into the conventional helmet design, was proposed to explore the potential synergetic effect of an expandable airbag and a standard commuter-type EPS helmet.
Kwong Ming Tse, Daniel Holder
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A forgotten biliary stent for 17 years: Presented with perforated gallbladder and stentolith
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2014 Endoscopic biliary stent placement is a well-established, safe, and minimally invasive modality for the treatment of choledocholithiasis and other biliary diseases. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in its prevalence and use. We present an
Tejas J. Patel +3 more
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Parental attitudes and family helmet use for all-terrain vehicles and bicycles
Injury Epidemiology, 2020 Background Helmets prevent head trauma in both all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and bicycle crashes. This pilot study’s objective was to compare family helmet use and participant attitudes regarding helmets for ATVs versus bicycles.
Cole Wymore +4 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Introduction: Concern has grown over the potential long-term effects of repeated head impacts and concussions in American football. Recent advances in impact engineering have yielded the development of soft, collapsible, liquid shock absorbers, which ...
Nicholas J. Cecchi +4 more
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The Prevalence of Helmet Use and Predictive Factors Among Motorcyclists in Shahrekord, Iran in 2018 [PDF]
International Journal of Epidemiologic Research, 2021 Background and aims: Motorcycle accidents are a major concern for countries. One of the most important risk factors for motorcyclists is the lack of helmet use.
Saleh Jafarian +5 more
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An Air-Filled Bicycle Helmet for Mitigating Traumatic Brain Injury
Bioengineering, 2023 We created a novel air-filled bicycle helmet. The aims of this study were (i) to assess the head injury mitigation performance of the proposed helmet and (ii) to compare those performance results against the performance results of an expanded polystyrene
Bertrand Mathon +4 more
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Applied Sciences, 2017 Motorcycle helmets are essential for reducing the risk of head injuries in the event of an impact. However, during the design of helmets, a compromise must be made between user safety and user comfort. Accordingly, the present study proposes a novel open-
De-Shin Liu, Yao-Te Chen
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Applied Sciences, 2022 A helmet is the main protective equipment for a child pillion passenger. A safe helmet must be able to mitigate head and brain injuries resulting from high head impact loading. A lightweight helmet is preferable, especially for children.
Nattawood Prasartthong, Julaluk Carmai
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Federally mandating motorcycle helmets in the United States
BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Motorcycle helmets reduce both motorcycle-related fatalities and head injuries. Motorcycle crashes are a major public health concern which place economic stress on the U.S. healthcare system.
Adam E. M. Eltorai +5 more
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