News tagged with helmets
What type of helmet is best for winter play?
It's not winter in Canada if children don't spend time speeding down the slopes! Canadian tobogganing is a tradition handed down from generation to generation. For a long time, it's been considered one of the safest winter ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Australia: Helmets off to legislation
Cycling levels in Sydney could more than double if laws forcing cyclists to wear helmets were repealed, according to new research published today in the Health Promotion Journal of Australia.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Vintage leather football helmets often as protective as modern helmets in common, game-like hits
Old-fashioned "leatherhead" football helmets from the early 1900s are often as effective as – and sometimes better than – modern football helmets at protecting against injuries during routine, game-like collisions, ...
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Why do woodpeckers resist head impact injury?
Head injury is a common concern around the world, but researchers suggest that woodpeckers may have an answer for minimizing such devastating injuries. As reported in the Oct. 26 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE, an ana ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Headaches take toll on soldiers
Troops evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan with headaches unlikely to return to duty; heavy helmets a major factor Headaches, a virtually universal human complaint at one time or another, are among the top reasons for medic ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Virginia Tech biomedical engineers announce child football helmet study
Virginia Tech released today results from the first study ever to instrument child football helmets. Youth football helmets are currently designed to the same standards as adult helmets, even though little ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Multiple riders, lack of helmet use, and faster ATVs contribute to pediatric injuries
As all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use continues to grow, so does the number of injuries. Children comprise about one-third of the 130,000 to 150,000 ATV-related emergency department visits each year and one-quarter of the more ...
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Motorcycle helmets hard on hearing
Motorcycle helmets, while protecting bikers' brains, may also be contributing to hearing loss. Scientists mapped the airflow and noise patterns to find out why.
Jul 29, 2011 |
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The impact of compulsory cycle helmet legislation on cyclist head injuries
Bicycle-related head injuries fell significantly in the months after mandatory helmet legislation came into effect in NSW, and recent calls for a repeal of the laws should be rejected, new research based on hospital admissions ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Brain surgeons analyze traumatic brain injuries in comic books
(Medical Xpress) -- Yes, you read that title correctly. In the European Journal of Nuerosurgery, Acta Nuerochirugica, a group of neurosurgery researchers from the Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf in Germany have e ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Virginia Tech announces football helmet ratings for reducing concussion risk
Virginia Tech released today the results of a new rating system of adult football helmets that is designed to reduce the risk of concussions. One currently manufactured helmet received the top "5 star" rating, ...
May 10, 2011 |
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Researchers say helmet laws effective
(Medical Xpress) -- University of Alberta researchers have confirmed that helmet bylaws increase wearing rates among adults.
Apr 22, 2011 |
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The Medical Minute: March is brain injury awareness month
March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Traumatic brain injuries are disruptions or changes in the way the brain functions that occur due to a blow or jolt to the head or penetrating injuries. The severity can range ...
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Don't shuffle on slippery surfaces, researchers say
Biomechanics researchers Timothy Higham of Clemson University and Andrew Clark of the College of Charleston conclude that moving quickly in a forward, firm-footed stance across a slippery surface is less likely to lead to ...
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Motorcycle crashes could influence helmet laws, study finds
After a brutal winter, many motorcycle enthusiasts will soon be dusting off their rides to take advantage of balmier weather, but they don't have to brush off their helmets because Connecticut does not have ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Helmet
A helmet is a form of protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries.
Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., English policeman's helmet) without protective function are sometimes used. The oldest known use of helmets was by Assyrian soldiers in 900BC, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from blunt object and sword blows and arrow strikes in combat. Soldiers still wear helmets, now often made from lightweight plastic materials.
In civilian life, helmets are used for recreational activities and sports (e.g., jockeys in horse racing, American football, ice hockey, cricket, baseball, and rock climbing); dangerous work activities (e.g., construction, mining, riot police); and transportation (e.g., Motorcycle helmets and bicycle helmets). Since the 1990s, most helmets are made from resin or plastic, which may be reinforced with fibers such as aramids.
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