Sentence examples for modern helmets from inspiring English sources
Modern helmets like the Schutt DNA Pro look "a little Darth Vaderish," Rivers said, and are turnoffs to some even if they rate higher in safety tests.
A recent study on helmet safety isn't going that far, saying modern helmets provide better protection against major injuries like skull fractures and brain bleeds.
He was less so in the second, cracked across the ear and no doubt thankful for advances in the protective qualities of modern helmets.
Century-old leather helmets are as good as and sometimes better than modern helmets at protecting against concussion from routine football hits, according to a study published Friday by the Journal of Neurosurgery.
Many modern helmets have an outer plastic skin that protects them from scratches and day-to-day wear, and an inner shell of crushable foam, usually expanded polystyrene, designed to absorb impact.
The coroner recommended that Cricket Australia continue its collaboration with helmet manufacturers with a view to providing a neck protector that can be mandated at all first-class matches, but concluded that in this particular instance even if Hughes had been wearing a more modern helmet there is no evidence it would have saved him.
The helmet itself is indistinguishable from any other modern helmet; it's aerodynamic, provides the usual protection, has standard adjustable straps and comes in a variety of colors.
The modern helmet traces its roots back to the leather helmets used by football players in the early 1900s to protect themselves from head injuries.
Conversely, there is speculation that the modern helmet may have paradoxically increased the risk of concussion because of the large size and weight of the helmet and the perception among some players that it is safe to lead or make contact with their heads while blocking or tackling [ 48].
Modern combat helmets lead to a new type of non-penetrating injury, the Behind Helmet Blunt Trauma (BHBT), generated by the deformation of the inner face of the helmet, the so-called backface deformation (BFD).
