@article{ref1,
title="Depiction of personal protective equipment in popular war films",
journal="International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics",
year="2019",
author="Naumann, David N. and Toman, Emma and Bentley, Conor and Beaven, Alastair",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="<b>Background:</b> Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is worn by military personnel to protect from combat trauma. War films may not represent PPE accurately, even when considered to be realistic. There is a risk that the subtle influence of films may subvert the understanding of PPE amongst military personnel, and civilians. <b>Methods:</b> An observational study compared the depiction of PPE within popular war films to real-life. Films were included if they depicted land-based warfare. Depiction of (a) helmets; (b) body armour; (c) eye protection; (d) gloves; (e) combat boots; and (f) hearing protection were compared to benchmarks. Trends in PPE over time were analysed using linear regression. <b>Results:</b> There were 73 combat scenes viewed from 16 films. Combat boots were the most depicted (72 scenes; 99%); hearing protection was the least (2 scenes; 3%). There were statistically significant differences in PPE adherence between real-life and films for all items of PPE (<i>p</i><0.05), except for combat boots (<i>p</i>=0.621). There were improvements over time for all PPE except for hearing protection. <b>Conclusions:</b> PPE adherence in modern war films is poor, but has improved over time. There is a hypothetical risk that this has a negative impact on perceptions by both civilians and military personnel.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-3548",
doi="10.1080/10803548.2019.1685278",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2019.1685278"
}