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Fall Monitoring Devices - Are They Effective?
Fall Monitoring Devices are wearable sensors designed to detect falls and summon assistance for their users. Often hung from a lanyard or clipped onto belt loops, these wearable sensors use an accelerometer and other features to determine when there has been an abrupt change in body movements related to falling, such as sudden acceleration. When fall monitoring devices detect one, they immediately contact a medical alert monitoring center; once identified they will contact an agent who will speak directly with them via speaker phone to ask if assistance is required and prompt button presses should they unable to speak directly themselves or respond effectively if necessary.


Many systems also include GPS to track your location even if you're unconscious or incapacitated, so first responders can arrive faster. Some also feature backup batteries so you can still reach the monitoring center even if primary power fails - this helps avoid "long lies," which can lead to pressure sores, dehydration and other complications after prolonged stays on the floor after falls.

Some mobile pendant systems include an additional panic button that you can use to summon help immediately, even if the primary button hasn't activated yet. Others provide complete portability using lightweight devices that you can take anywhere while charging up in a dock when not being used.

Medical alert companies increasingly offer fall detection technology as part of their systems, making life safer and more secure for anyone living alone or traveling solo. Unfortunately, the technology can sometimes prove intrusive or cause false alarms among seniors living alone or traveling solo.

Studies on the effectiveness of fall detection systems tend to be limited in scope and methodology, yet are improving over time. Sensitivity and specificity vary across sensors for fall detection systems; most can accurately measure acceleration changes, plane motion changes and impacts reported in the International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications.

This systematic review focused exclusively on English-language articles comparing the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of various fall detection systems among people aged 65 and above. tracker for dementia patients Gray literature or studies that relied on manual paper screening or review processes that could create interpretive bias were excluded from consideration.

Most medical alert systems we tested included automatic fall detection. They feature sensors that monitor arm and leg movement, detecting sudden downward movement that may signal an impending fall. Furthermore, many have a panic button for connecting you to 24/7 live response centers if assistance is required; those using Lifeline, MobileHelp or Medical Guardian were most likely to say their device included fall detection features.

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