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Optimization of process, quality and cost as well as clinical tests of the wearable miniaturized fall detection system for the elderly (FallWatch DEMO)
Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2014,
...ATCH Demo will offer to the market a new generation of practical, easy to use and install, reliable fall detector, which thanks to a strong supply chain of SMEs (Vigilio, BSE, PMBL & Plastod) and a large company (AEMtec) will enable an enhanced quality of life to millions of European citizens, saving more than 10.000 hospitalizations and above 3.000 premature deaths caused by falls.
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A wearable miniaturized fall detection system for the elderly (FallWatch)
Start date: Feb 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2011,
Falls among the elderly occur frequently. Approximately 30% of people over 65 fall accidentally each year, and for those over 80 this rate raises up to 50%. Falls are an important factor in the health limitations of the elderly due to a high morbidity caused by physical and psychological consequences, loss of independence and even death. Late or non existing responses cause 2 million persons havin ...
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