The statistics about seniors and falling are sobering. One in four older adults fall each year in the U.S., but half do not seek medical care. Still, every 11 seconds another senior arrives at an emergency room for treatment of injuries sustained in a fall. Every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall. Injuries from falls cost $34 billion in 2013, and the costs could … [Read more...]
Surrounding Awareness Alert Enables Headphone Isolation
Sound isolating headphones can enhance your enjoyment and immersion when you're listening to music, audio books, or other content. Whether at home, at work, outside, or driving in your car, however, being cut off from audible warnings can be dangerous to you and to others. According to LiveScience, 116 reported accidents involved death or injury to pedestrians wearing … [Read more...]
CES 2017: Another Smart Mouthguard Measures Head Impact
One of the ways for a person to get a concussion is to suffer a blow to the head. Many sports -- including "non-contact" sports such as soccer -- can result in head impacts during the course of routine play. The problem is that not all impacts result in a concussion. And there's evidence that a series of smaller impacts can be as damaging as a single larger blow. Researchers … [Read more...]
Smart Helmet Monitors Head Impacts
Many people work in potentially dangerous environments, such as construction, where falling objects or swinging machinery can cause serious injury. This is especially true when there is a blow to the head, which can lead to concussion and other impairments. First responders and healthcare workers need as much information as possible in order to treat the injured person … [Read more...]
Wearables Keep Workers Safer
One important aspect of keeping people healthy is to help them avoid injury, whether due to a specific physical trauma, or due to environmental factors. This is a key concern for companies whose employees are exposed to difficult working conditions; how can you tell if an individual has had too much exposure to one potentially harmful factor or another? IBM is applying it's … [Read more...]
