Determining the dimensions of essential medical coverage required by military body armour plates utilising Computed Tomography

Breeze, John; Lewis, Eluned; Fryer, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2016.06.010

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“…From the stature distribution, it could be inferred that females require shorter body armour than males, assuming the sizing chart is representative for males and stature is a valid measure. However, a recent study found that stature was poorly correlated to the medical coverage requirement for body armour, with torso height (suprasternal notch to iliac crest) recommended as the measure for determining coverage and sizing 9. Data on torso length require collection to enable this comparison.…”

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A fit and function analysis of the UK OSPREY body armour system for female users

Davis

Lewis

Ellett³

2020

BMJ Mil Health

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IntroductionOSPREY personal armour has been issued to UK forces since 2005. From 2015, the VIRTUS personal armour and load carriage system have been progressively replacing OSPREY. In 2016, the ban on women in ground close combat roles throughout the UK’s Armed Forces was lifted. In anticipation of this, work has been ongoing to prepare future ballistic protection programmes for a potential increase in the number of female users.MethodA human factors questionnaire was provided to 150 female users of OSPREY body armour to complete while on combat operations in Afghanistan. The questionnaire asked the users to rate the comfort of their OSPREY body armour along with their ability to carry out basic tasks. Other background data such as size of body armour worn and bra size were also collected for the analysis.ResultsThe female participants reported various types of discomfort when wearing their OSPREY body armour, with 135 instances of discomfort experienced in the hip region, for example. Challenges were reported in the ability to carry out basic movements, with the tasks rated on a Likert scale as difficult or very difficult by between 29% and 59% of participants. In addition, a restriction in ability to access personal equipment worn on the person (including pouches, trouser pockets) was commented on by 39% of participants.ConclusionsFemale users reported challenges relating to the fit and function of OSPREY body armour. The VIRTUS body armour system for UK Armed Forces Personnel has already addressed many of the reported issues with OSPREY. Further optimisation for VIRTUS with regard to female users is planned and includes sizing of ballistic hard plates.

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A fit and function analysis of the UK OSPREY body armour system for female users

Davis

Lewis

Ellett³

2020

BMJ Mil Health

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“…Доступні літературні джерела, присвячені вогнепальним черепно-мозковим пораненням (ЧМП) серед військовослужбовців, чітко демонструють, що носіння бойового шолому захищає головний мозок (ГМ), знижуючи тяжкість травми та рівень смертності. Смертельні черепно-мозкові травми (ЧМТ) перш за все спричинені кулями, які можуть пробити шоломи, або фрагментами боєприпасів, які проникають через зону обличчя [5][6][7].…”

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Результати Хірургічного Лікування Бойових Вогнепальних Черепно-Мозкових Поранень

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Результати хірургічного лікування бойових вогнепальних черепно-мозкових поранень Резюме. Актуальність. Під час ведення бойових дій у локальних конфліктах сьогодення частота поранень голови суттєво зросла і становить близько 24-27 %. Проникні поранення голови та шиї за частотою посідають друге місце після пошкодження кінцівок. Мета. Проведення аналізу результатів хірургічного лікування бойових вогнепальних черепно-мозкових поранень (ЧМП).

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“…This would enable comparisons with clinical outcome data from military injuries such as described in the Joint Theatre Trauma Registry, which uses AIS as part of the injury descriptors 18. In addition, CT scans can be used to identify the minimum distance between critical structures and to skin21; similar approaches have already been used for civilian knife wounds to the chest22 and military cervical fragmentation wounds 20. The main limitation of this approach is the lack of directionality, in that the predicted penetration depth causing a particular injury must be averaged around the whole circumference of that body area.…”

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Injury representation against ballistic threats using three novel numerical models

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Injury modelling of ballistic threats is a valuable tool for informing policy on personal protective equipment and other injury mitigation methods. Currently, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) are focusing on the development of three interlinking numerical models, each of a different fidelity, to answer specific questions on current threats. High-fidelity models simulate the physical events most realistically, and will be used in the future to test the medical effectiveness of personal armour systems. They are however generally computationally intensive, slow running and much of the experimental data to base their algorithms on do not yet exist. Medium fidelity models, such as the personnel vulnerability simulation (PVS), generally use algorithms based on physical or engineering estimations of interaction. This enables a reasonable representation of reality and greatly speeds up runtime allowing full assessments of the entire body area to be undertaken. Low-fidelity models such as the human injury predictor (HIP) tool generally use simplistic algorithms to make injury predictions. Individual scenarios can be run very quickly and hence enable statistical casualty assessments of large groups, where significant uncertainty concerning the threat and affected population exist. HIP is used to simulate the blast and penetrative fragmentation effects of a terrorist detonation of an improvised explosive device within crowds of people in metropolitan environments. This paper describes the collaboration between MoD and CPNI using an example of all three fidelities of injury model and to highlight future areas of research that are required.

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Determining the dimensions of essential medical coverage required by military body armour plates utilising Computed Tomography

Cited by 22 publications

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A fit and function analysis of the UK OSPREY body armour system for female users

A fit and function analysis of the UK OSPREY body armour system for female users

Результати Хірургічного Лікування Бойових Вогнепальних Черепно-Мозкових Поранень

Injury representation against ballistic threats using three novel numerical models

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