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Helmets protection

A helmet is a form of protective clothingother  warring  nations.
worn on the head and usually made of metal or
other hard substance, such as Kevlar, resinWorld War I and its increased use of heavy
fiber, or plastic typically for protection ofartillery had renewed the need for steel
the head in combat, or in civilian life, fromhelmets, which were quickly introduced by all
sports injuries, falling objects orthe combatant nations for their foot
high-speed  collisions.soldiers. In the 20th century, such helmets
offered protection for the head from shrapnel
Helmets are common in the military,and  spent,  or  glancing  bullets.
construction, mining, and some sports,
including american football, baseball, iceThe use of protective helmets by millions of
hockey, equestrian sports, motorsports, andfighting men in the two world wars increased
rock climbing. Motorcycle helmets and bicycleawareness of "hard hat" protection. By the
helmets are compulsory headgear in some1950s, hundreds of new applications for
jurisdictions; in the United Kingdom onlyhelmets were found. The helmet offered an
Sikhs are allowed to ride motorcycles withoutunexpected advantage: Symbolism. It can
wearing motorcycle helmets. Bicycle helmetsignify that, like a soldier, the wearer is
compulsion and even strong promotion has beensomeone qualified for or capable of a certain
a heated subject of debate amongst cycliststask or activity, such as construction,
and scientists since at least the 1990's,operation of heavy machinery, or
lately focusing on alleged net protectiveparticipation  in  certain  sports.
effect  at  the  population  level.
Today's militaries often use high-quality
Helmets were among the oldest forms of combathelmets made of ballistic materials such as
protection, and are known to have been wornKevlar, which have excellent bullet and
by ancient Greeks, Romans, throughout thefragmentation stopping power. Some helmets
Middle Ages, and up to the end of the 1600salso have good non-ballistic protective
by many combatants. At that time, they werequalities, though many do not. Non-ballistic
purely military equipment, protecting theinjuries may be caused by many things,
head from cutting blows with swords, flyingincluding (but not limited to) concussive
arrows, and low-velocity musketry. They wereshockwaves from explosions, motor vehicle
initially constructed from leather, and thenaccidents,  or  falls.
bronze and iron during the Bronze and Iron
Ages, but soon came to be made entirely fromFunction  and  structure
forged steel in many societies after about
950A.D. Military use of helmets declinedDespite various designs and requirements,
after 1670, and rifled firearms ended theirhelmets always protect the user's head
use by foot soldiers after 1700. By the 18ththrough a mechanical energy-absorption
century, cavalry units often wore steel bodyprocess. Therefore, their structure and
cuirasses, and frequently metal skullprotective capacity are altered in
protectors under their hats, calledhigh-energy impacts. Beside their
"secrets". The often-ridiculed Prussianenergy-absorption capability, their volume
spiked helmet, or Pickelhaube, saved manyand weight are also important issues, since
soldiers by diverting sideways otherwisehigher volume and weight increase the injury
mortal sabre blows to the head. Itsrisk  for  the  user's  head  and  neck.
usefulness was ended by the increased use of
heavy artillery during World War I, replacedClassical helmets from the ancient Greeks to
by the German steel helmet, or Stahlhelm, andtoday treat the head uniformly and are
afterwards  it was worn merely for tradition.currently tested on rigid headforms.
Anatomical helmets adapted to the inner head
The Napoleonic era saw ornate cavalry helmetsstructure were invented by neurosurgeons at
reintroduced for cuirassiers and dragoons inthe end of the 20th century. Since the
some armies; they continued to be used bymaterials are disposed according to the
French forces during World War I as late asanatomical structure of the head, they are
1915, when they were replaced by the newsmaller and lighter than the classical
French Adrian helmet. It was soon followed byhelmets.
the adoption of similar steel helmets by the



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