SOF Select 25 – Q-Collar Breacher Blast Study

Q-Collar manufacturer Q30 sponsored a one-day study of a SWAT Breacher/Blast Training session to determine if the Q-Collar offers protection against blast-induced traumatic brain injury. Twenty-two members of a SWAT team were evaluated, 11 wore the Q-Collar and 11 did not. The study was conducted by a research team from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

Based on a comparison of EEG activity (which may be an indicator of axonal damage from blast waves), the SWAT members who wore the Q-Collar did not have any changes in the data collected pre-blast exposure compared with the data collected post-blast exposure. The non-collar wearing SWAT members had measurable changes in their EEG data.

Based on a comparison of fMRI data, which measures working memory and auditory network function, the non-collared group has increased MRI activity (comparing pre-blast measurements to post-blast measurements), while those wearing the Q-Collar did not have increased MRI activity. This offers additional evidence of the protection provided by the Q-Collar.

To access this study as well as the Walter Reed Blast Study, click here.

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