Protective Devices: Types, Uses and Safety (Safety and Risk in Society)

This book explores various protective devices utilised in the fields of medicine, automobile and motorcycle safety, and sports. This work gathers the latest research from around the globe in the study of this field and highlights such topics as: head restraints and whiplash, mouthguards, particulate respiratory protection, distal protection filters for cartoid artery stenting, motorcycle helmet use in Argentina, hip protector devices, and others.