VICTORIA’S TECH UNIVERSITY STUDY : AIRBAG HIP PROTECTION IS 9 TIMES

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The reserachers start from two statements :

Hip fractures is one of the major injury in the world and none of the existing protections are
really effective.
The use of absorbing materials can divert the impact forces away from the bone and prevent
hip fractures.
Researchers developed two inflatable hip protection systems using airbag technology and
energy shunting method. Then, they organized crash tests with the new prototype and
compared the results with the standard padded hip protectors.
The results were impressive : The two hip airbags reduce the impact forces by 85% and have
the potential to significantly reduce the number of hip fractures.