A Better Combat Helmet Will Reduce Head Injuries Caused By Explosions

Image: Calculations predict how much blast force is transmitted via the face

Visor Could Reduce Head Injuries Caused By Explosions -- The BBC

A simple face shield added to soldiers' helmets could save lives, says a study.

A detailed simulation of how explosive blasts pass through the skull shows existing helmets used by the US delay but do not dissipate blast waves.

Writing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers say that blasts' pressure waves enter the skull primarily through the face.

A clear plastic shield could spread that pressure throughout the helmet, avoiding brain injury, they say.

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