Case Observation 12: Real-Time Fall Alerts Combat the Silent Threat of Seniors 2023-11-10 Patient safety Critical care Falls are the second leading cause of accidental injuries and deaths worldwide. An estimated 684,000 individuals around the world die from falls each year, and as many as...
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Nevertheless, as illustrated in the two cases above, it is impossible to "predict" where a fall will occur, and elderly patients may not be able to call the health care providers or families for help on their own after a fall. Therefore, for the patients with a risk of falls after...
Figure 1. Heat maps of two 32 × 24 frames generated by the Melexis MLX90640 sensor for a standing body (left) and a fallen body (right). Figure 2. A schema of the data-collection environment with the two types of sensors used for the eHomeSeniors dataset. The second sensor is sim...
which continuously records and processes the walker’s motion data in real time. SafeStride is intended to facilitate the development of a comprehensive fall detection system that efficiently tracks movement and promptly generates alerts in the event of a fall. In addition, it provides an activity ...
Previous studies have used smartphones for the long-term monitoring of people’s activity [44], including commercial systems for detecting sudden falls and generating alerts when falls occur [56]. These systems are intended for use in continuous monitoring and evaluation. The presented study offers...
Defining a fall and reasons for falling: Comparisons among the views of seniors, health care providers, and the research literature. Gerontologist 2006, 46, 367–376. [Google Scholar] Noury, N.; Rumeau, P.; Bourke, A.K.; ÓLaighin, G.; Lundy, J.E. A proposal for the ...
Defining a fall and reasons for falling: Comparisons among the views of seniors, health care providers, and the research literature. Gerontologist 2006, 46, 367–376. [Google Scholar] Noury, N.; Rumeau, P.; Bourke, A.K.; ÓLaighin, G.; Lundy, J.E. A proposal for the ...
which may play a key role in maintaining the quality of life of people as they age. Alarming statistics indicate that one in three adults aged 65 years or older will experience a fall every year. A review of the sensors used for gait analysis and their applications to technology-based fall...