SZ/OEMU/8/3/20 - The Value of a Model Helmet in Reducing the Concussive Effects of Blows on the Head, [undated]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/8/3/20

Level of description

Item

Title

The Value of a Model Helmet in Reducing the Concussive Effects of Blows on the Head, [undated]

Date/s

[194?]

Quantity & Format

2 leaves

Subject

Helmets
Animal experimentation

Creator

Denny-Brown, D.

Creator

Russell, William Ritchie.

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Creator

Zuckerman, Solly, 1904-1993

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

OEMU Report No. 10

Discusses the symptoms of concussion which are confirmed in tests on monkeys. The tests proved that a blow strong enough to kill a monkey did not even produce concussion when a helmet was fitted.

Report written by D. Denny-Brown, William Russell, and SZ.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/8 - [OEMU. Concussion]
    - SZ/OEMU/8/3 - [OEMU. Concussion. Drafts and papers]
      - SZ/OEMU/8/3/20 - The Value of a Model Helmet in Reducing the Concussive Effects of Blows on the Head, [undated]

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