What is a bullet resistant vest? How does it work?
A bullet resistant vest is a form of body armor generally worn on the torso that is used as protection from different weapons and from the negative effects of combat. The bullet resistant vest is effective in stopping bullet penetration that can cause wounds and injuries to the wearer. It has the ability to capture a bullet, prevent it from entering deeper into the vest by deforming the bullet. Also, it has the ability to absorb the impact of the bullet thereby reducing blunt trauma injuries such as broken bones, lacerations, crashed wounds and internal organ damages that the wearer may suffer.
How effective are bullet resistant vests?
Bullet resistant vests offer good protection from bullets and other fired projectiles. It has also some characteristics that can give you better protection depending on the ballistic resistant fiber used. The Kevlar fibers for example don’t have only great ballistic properties; it also has high thermal cut and chemical resistance, great tensile strength and also malleability. But bullet resistant vests are not 100% bulletproof or effective in giving protection. You can supplement your bullet resistant vests by adding ballistic inserts such as trauma pads or ceramic plates for added blunt trauma protection.
What are the different parts of the bullet resistant vests?
There are two parts of a bullet resistant vest – the ballistic panels and the vest carrier. The ballistic panels contain the ballistic resistant materials that are capable of giving you ballistic protection. The carrier secures the ballistic panels. It houses the ballistic panels so that it would be wearable and can give good protection to the wearer. There is a third part of the bullet resistant which may be added depending on the protection need of the wearer. This third part is called ballistic inserts such as trauma pads and ceramic plates which can give added protection from blunt trauma force and from steel bullets.
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