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Occipital bone fractures in two-wheeler road traffic accidents: Understanding contrecoup brain injuries and implications for prevention

Saudi Journal for Health Sciences
Background: Traumatic occipital bone fractures from two-wheeler road traffic accidents (RTAs) are significant public health concerns due to their high morbidity and mortality.
Robert Mark Wallang, R Giridharan, T. Arunan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis and Determination of the Lateral Distance Parameters of Vehicles When Overtaking an Electric Bicycle from the Point of View of Road Safety

Applied Sciences, 2023
Recent years have witnessed an increasing number of electric bicycles on the roads and a rise in the number of road crashes involving e-bicyclists. There are various causes of road crashes involving e-bicyclists.
Tijana Ivanišević, Aleksandar Trifunović, Svetlana Čičević, Dalibor Pešić, Sreten Simović, Aleksandar Zunjic, Darina Duplakova, Jan Duplak, Uros Manojlovic   +8 more
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Prevention of infection and disruption of the pathogen transfer chain in elective surgery [PDF]

, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us all to stop our normal activities and consider how we can safely return to caring for our patients. There are many common practices (such as an increased use of personal protective equipment) which we are all familiar ...
Chisari, Emanuele, Krueger, Chad A., Lowry Barnes, C., Parvizi, Javad, Van Onsem, Stefaan, Walter, William   +5 more
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Primary blast wave protection in combat helmet design: A historical comparison between present day and World War I.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Since World War I, helmets have been used to protect the head in warfare, designed primarily for protection against artillery shrapnel. More recently, helmet requirements have included ballistic and blunt trauma protection, but neurotrauma from primary ...
Joost Op 't Eynde, Allen W Yu, Christopher P Eckersley, Cameron R Bass   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Electrode construction Patent [PDF]

, 1970
Electrode attached to helmets for detecting low level signals from skin of living ...
Westbrook, R. M., Zuccaro, J. J.
core   +1 more source

D‐HAT: A Diatom‐Inspired Structure for a Helmet Concept Against Trauma

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Helmets are critical for minimizing the risk of traumatic brain injuries in road accidents and sports. Traditional designs feature a rigid outer shell and a deformable inner liner of foam for energy absorption.
Ludovico Musenich, Lorenzo Strozzi, Massimiliano Avalle, Flavia Libonati   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inexpensive anti-fog coating for windows [PDF]

, 1971
Coating applications include anti-fog protection for deep-sea diving equipment, fire protection helmets, and windows of vehicles used in hazardous environments.
Carmin, D. L., Jr., Morrison, H. D.
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Terrain park injuries and risk factors in western Canadian resorts, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018: insights for risk management

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Terrain parks (TP) are popular attractors to snowsport resorts for both skiers and snowboarders, however there is some concern about the risk of severe injury. TP risk management needs to balance the business case against the human cost of injury.
Tracey J. Dickson
doaj   +1 more source

Automatic Detection of Helmets on Motorcyclists Using Faster - RCNN

IJCCS (Indonesian Journal of Computing and Cybernetics Systems), 2022
Motorcycles have been a popular choice for a go-to daily means of transportation due to its lower price, making it affordable for high to low-class citizens.
Aliyyah Nur Azhari, Wahyono Wahyono
doaj   +1 more source

Fighters pilot helmet design for 5th generation aircraft [PDF]

, 2013
Fighter pilots’ helmets have become more complex and heavier resulting in long term implications to pilots musculoskeletal systems as they fly and experience high g-load.
Little, Andrew, McAndrew, Ian, Moran, Katherine   +2 more
core   +1 more source