Influence of Wearing Ballistic Vests on Physical Performance of Danish Police Officers: A Cross-Over Study.
Henrik KoblauchMette K ZebisMikkel H JacobsenBjarki T HaraldssonKlaus P KlingeTine AlkjærJesper BenckeLars Louis AndersenPublished in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
Wearing of a ballistic vest significantly influenced the speed of movement in entry and exit of police cars and lumbar muscle endurance, although it does not seem to affect reaction or response times. The ballistic vest seems to impair performance of tasks that require maximal effort, which calls for better designs of such vests.