The future of helmets?

[Rydah]

Pretty cool:

DJAGGER

ROOF bring in the helmet in a new era.In 1995, ROOF the use of helmet versatile with his avant-garde BOXER with a rotary chin at 180°. A major French invention with global repercussions signed by Claude Morin, who was able to settle and be at the origin of a brand new family of helmets...

www.roof.fr

 

[blupupher]

Interesting design. also notice he is wearing glasses while putting it on.

Problem is, nobody will know how to take it off. I worked EMS for years and work in an ER now, and some still struggle with regular helmets.

Also, seems very complex, will it last thousands of on/off cycles?

 

[John Bennett]

I worked EMS for years and work in an ER now, and some still struggle with regular helmets.

Many years ago I remember seeing free stickers at motorcycle rallies to stick on your helmet advising EMS "Do NOT remove my helmet!"

The thinking was that helmet removal outside of a hospital operating room increased spinal injuries.

What is the current Conventional Wisdom among EMS for "helmet removal" ?

 

[DFW_Warrior]

What is the current Conventional Wisdom among EMS for "helmet removal" ?

I think most helmets now have the emergency release tabs on the cheek pads. That is a huge help in getting them off safely. I know my Arai helmet you can't unsee those red tabs on the underside of the helmet. I'm a big fan of manufacturers putting that feature in.

 

[IOM TT]

I always worry that modular helmets (opening from front or from the rear) might splay open when a heavy weight was exerted upon them as was the case in 1976 when my head was run over by a ‘68 Nova. I was wearing a Bell Star 90 which was extremely ridged which was a plus when the Nova was on top of my head.

The 90 stands for 90° of opening. Really cut down on peripheral view (helmet openings are wider now).

 

[blupupher]

Many years ago I remember seeing free stickers at motorcycle rallies to stick on your helmet advising EMS "Do NOT remove my helmet!"

The thinking was that helmet removal outside of a hospital operating room increased spinal injuries.

What is the current Conventional Wisdom among EMS for "helmet removal" ?

Most leave them on if no facial or airway issues, and we remove them in the ED. To do it properly, minimum of 2, but ideally 3.
But it also means you have to understand how helmets come off. I have seen many try to just pull it straight up and smash the face with the chin bar not realizing you have to rotate it as you pull it off. Even though I have a helmet off and on daily, I still have to stop and think when doing it from the other side.

 

[xcaliber]

when I had my wreck in 2017, the EMT's had no idea how to remove my helmet. I had to show them how to raise the chinbar on my modular. I have one of those DONOT Remove my helmet stickers on mine now.