Medical alert systems are helpful tools for elderly individuals living on their own, but perfectly healthy people of any age can also benefit from having quick access to emergency services.

RF Technologies has announced the release of renewed alarm units for its Sensatec Fall Management Solution. Refreshed models have a faster audible cadence, which helps providers differentiate between ...

Accidental falls in hospitals and care facilities place unnecessary burdens on patients and their families. Patient falls also have a material effect on the hospital or care facility itself, which can ...

Objectives Many hospitals use fall prevention alarms, despite the limited evidence of effectiveness. The objectives of this study were (1) to identify, conceptualise and select strategies to ...

MADISON, Wis. — Alarms no longer go off when a resident shifts in bed or rises from a wheelchair at Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge in Madison. Nurses no longer place fall mats next to beds or lower ...