Centre for Defence Engineering, Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, SN6 8LA, UK.
Centre for Defence Engineering, Cranfield University, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, SN6 8LA, UK.
Appl Ergon. 2020 Apr;84:103012. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2019.103012. Epub 2019 Dec 5.
Within the Police service of England and Wales the wearing of ballistic and stab resistant body armour is common, with most police forces mandating its usage when away from the police station. Of all the serving police officers in England and Wales 29.1% are female (Hargreaves et al., 2017). A survey was developed and then distributed by the Police Federation of England and Wales to all servicing police officers up to the rank of Inspector. The survey returned 2633 responses after cleaning of the data. From the responses it was seen that the predominant bra type worn is underwired (71%) and the predominant UK bra size is 34B (9%). It was also determined that the predominant areas where the body armour either rubbed or caused discomfort were the left and right anterior mammary regions and the posterior lateral sacral region. By understanding the distribution of bra size, type of bra worn and areas of discomfort or rubbing it helps further understand the issues faced by female police officers and how body armour design could be improved.
在英格兰和威尔士的警察部门，穿着防弹和防刺的身体护甲很常见，大多数警察部队在离开警察局时都强制要求使用。在英格兰和威尔士所有在职的警察中，女性占 29.1%（Hargreaves 等人，2017 年）。英格兰和威尔士警察联合会开发了一项调查，并分发给所有在职警官，直到督察级别。在清理数据后，该调查共收到了 2633 份回复。从回复中可以看出，穿着的胸罩主要是有钢圈的（71%），英国胸罩的主要尺码是 34B（9%）。还确定了身体护甲摩擦或引起不适的主要部位是左右前乳房区域和后外侧骶骨区域。通过了解胸罩尺码的分布、所穿胸罩的类型以及不适或摩擦的部位，可以帮助进一步了解女警察面临的问题，以及如何改进身体护甲的设计。
