Respiratory Protection Performance: Impact of Helmet Integration

Abstract

In this study, we evaluated the impact of the concept of an integrated helmet respirator on respiratory protectioneffectiveness as compared with a helmet and respirator worn in a traditional nonintegrated manner. The integratedsystem allows a wearer to use the respirator without requiring removal of the ballistic protective helmet. We found thatthere were no significant differences for overall protection factor (PF) results or specific exercise PF results between theintegrated and nonintegrated systems, regardless of night vision goggle (NVG) usage. In addition, NVG usage did notresult in significant differences within the integrated or nonintegrated configurations. Further investigation is needed todemonstrate that integrated helmet respirator systems that use ballistic materials with greater mass can achieve similarlevels of respiratory protection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1018144

Entities

People

  • Corey M. Grove
  • Daniel J. Barker
  • Douglas E. Wilke
  • Steven A. Yurechko

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Face (Anatomy)
  • Homeland Security
  • Integrated Systems
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Night Vision
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Particle Size
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Protective Equipment
  • Prototypes
  • Respirators
  • Standards
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Materials Science
  • Military Engineering.