Les équipements de protection individuelle contre le bruit en milieu opérationnel militaire: Partie 1: Besoins et effets physiopathologiques des bruits d'armes

The acoustic environments of soldiers during military operations require appropriate individual equipments for acoustic protection, in particular against weapon noises. This article describes on one hand the operational, technical, ergonomic needs, the statutory constraints and on the other hand the physiological consequences of high level noise with also new acoustic tools for prevention and diagnosis of vulnerability to noise.