Wearable Fall Detector without a Button
From: Medical Design Technology - 09/04/2014

Researchers from the Technical Research Centre for Dependency Care and
Autonomous Living (CETpD), on the UPC's Vilanova i la Geltr Campus, have
designed a device that detects falls in elderly people without them having to
press a button for assistance. It pinpoints their location inside or outside
the home and notifies the emergency services if necessary.

The Fall Detector for the Elderly (FATE) system consists of a small, highly
sensitive fall detector fitted into a belt that users wear throughout the
day. The device’s sensors detect movements consistent with a fall and
integrated wireless technology locates the user's position, inside or outside
the home.

The system also includes a bed presence sensor that detects prolonged
absences during the night and triggers an alarm if the user does not return
to bed within a stipulated period. The aim is to minimise the effects of an
accident on fragile patients who may not be physically capable of calling for
help if they suffer a fall.

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http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/09/wearable-fall-detector-without-button

Links:
FATE Project
http://fate.upc.edu/index.php

FATE Solution
http://fate.upc.edu/project

Technical Research Centre for Dependency Care and Autonomous Living
http://www.epsevg.upc.edu/cetpd/index.php

A New Fall Detector for the Elderly that Automatically Notifies the Emergency
  Services
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/09/new-fall-detector-elderly-automatically-notifies-emergency-services