Better protection from blasts without sacrificing situational awareness

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Killion, Mead C ^a   Monroe, Tim ^a   Drambarean, Viorel ^a  

^a Etymotic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Head motion; Localization; Situational awareness; Transparent blast plug earplugs

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AWARENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPLOSION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MILITARY MEDICINE; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SOLDIER; SOUND DETECTION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AWARENESS; CUES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPLOSIONS; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551711221     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2010.540581     Document Type: Conference Paper

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