Injury data was obtained from the U.S. Safety Center for the occupants of U.S. Army aircraft who were wearing aviator helmets when involved in duty-related aircraft accidents from the period beginning in June 1982 and ending in October 1987. The injury data was correlated with the physical condition of the helmets involved which had been obtained by the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory under the Aviation Life Support Equipment Retrieval Program. The helmet performance was evaluated with regard to current injury prevention capabilities and potential improvements for future helmet designs. All helmets involved were involved in aircraft accidents except one SPH-4 which had been damaged by small arms fire. Keywords: Head injury, Crushable earcups, Chinstrap, Facial injury, Energy attenuation, Helmet visor, Foam compression, Protective clothing. (sdw)
SPH-4 U.S. Army Flight Helmet Performance 1983-1987
1988
64 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Military Sciences , Protective Equipment , Air Transportation , Flight helmets , Aviation safety , Army aircraft , Army research , Attenuation , Aviation accidents , Aviation medicine , Compression , Energy absorbers , Face(Anatomy) , Foam , Gunfire , Head(Anatomy) , Medical laboratories , Physical properties , Pilots , Prevention , Protective clothing , Safety , Small arms , Visors , Wounds and injuries
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