Brain Injury Discussion: Episode 2, Head Protection

Helmets are worn in a variety of fall hazard and other risky areas. This looks at three specific areas that helmets are highly encouraged, if not required. Hope you enjoy some background on the use and measures of protecting the brain and the protection they provide.
Sources:
Bottlang, M., DiGiacomo, G., Tsai, S., & Madey, S. (2022). Effect of helmet design on impact performance of industrial safety helmets. Heliyon, 8(8), e09962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09962
Olsen, C. S., Thomas, A. M., Singleton, M., Gaichas, A. M., Smith, T. J., Smith, G. A., Peng, J., Bauer, M. J., Qu, M., Yeager, D., Kerns, T., Burch, C., & Cook, L. J. (2016). Motorcycle helmet effectiveness in reducing head, face and brain injuries by state and helmet law. Injury epidemiology, 3(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-016-0072-9
Thompson, D. C., Rivara, F. P., & Thompson, R. (2000). Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 1999(2), CD001855. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001855