The subject disclosure is directed to a new and useful apparatus for protecting a user. The apparatus has an elongated belt dimensioned and configured to be worn about the waist of a user. The apparatus has at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag supported on the belt. The apparatus has an inflate/deflate pump supported on the belt which communicates with the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag for inflating the at least one inflatable/deflatable airbag upon receiving an activation signal.

A cushion airbag pad, which comprises: a cushion body, comprising a pad body; a plurality of airbags; and a plurality of airways; and a one-way air admittance member mounted in the cushion body and internally provided with a one-way air admittance channel; wherein the one-way air admittance channel is provided with an air inlet port and at least one air outlet port, and at least two ends of the one-way air admittance member are fixed to the cushion body, and one end of the at least two ends, away from the air inlet port, of the one-way air admittance member is fixed to the pad body, such that warping of the one-way air admittance member is inhibited, thereby keeping the one-way air admittance member in a non-bending state.