Concussive blasts to soldiers’ heads are a reoccurring problem. The Department of Defense has tried to prevent, cope with and measure these blasts by adding helmet-mounted sensors or pressure sensitive crystals.
Riddell, a football helmet producing company, was contacted by the military and asked to improve the Army’s Advanced Combat Helmet. Riddell claims its dual density foam, which is used in its Revolution helmet, reduces impact magnitudes by 50 percent.
Recently, a new product has entered the helmet market: The Xenith X1. It uses a new inventive technology. 18 air-filled shock absorbers are built into the helmet cap. These shock absorbers slowly expel their air to reduce impact. Many Medical professionals think very highly of this new innovation.This article is important because it approaches a crucial, yet unknown problem: Concussive blasts to the military soldier’s heads. With the use of some of some football helmet concussion preventing technology, fewer soldiers will return home not remembering the names of his family.
Although the Riddell Revolution and the Xenith X1 are good football helmets, this article fails to mention the best protective helmet: the Schutt ION 4D, which uses a gel layer and a air pumped foam layer to maximize helmet protection. It has won the NATA Best New Sports Equipment and Apparel category, beating out competitors like Riddell and Xenith.
1 comment:
Excellent summary.
Lets keep up the consistency. There are a few missing weeks, and I do not see anything from 'The Corporation' up here.
Mr. Doubt.
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