Since january 1st of this year, people over 65 years old had a fall in Europe, sometimes with serious consequences.
Since january 1st of this year, people over 65 years old had a fall in Europe, sometimes with serious consequences.
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- The verticality alarm
This direct detection system goes off when senior patients go from a sitting to a standing position, even when no fall has occurred. There is therefore no systematic connection between the alarm being triggered and falls.
This device is mostly used for people in wheelchairs or spending much time seated because it tends to drive those people to spend even more time sitting down, leading to a loss of gait reflexes and a higher fall risk.
- Video surveillance
It uses indirect detection systems and is highly expensive to install.Like any video surveillance system, it is highly intrusive.
- Mobile or cordless telephones
They can be used as a protective device, but they have the same disadvantages: they must be triggered manually and you must remember to keep them on you at all times or you might not be able to access them when you need to.
