It is a fact of life that as one grows older; one is not physically as strong anymore. The elderly may not be as well synchronized in their movements like before. The risk of slipping or falling is one of the leading reasons that seniors above the age of 65 visit the emergency room. With them living alone, the risk factor can increase. Just a single slip can have terrible consequences, and the faster they can get help, the better.
Medical technology has brought changes to our world
and played an important role in improving the health of people by the
development of medical devices and equipment. Introducing medical alert devices such as Lifefone to elderly homes enlightens medication. It’s a prefect preventative health care
measure for anyone who lives alone, prone to falling, dealing with health
issues or emergencies. Also, another purpose is to provide aging people the right
of being safe in their own homes, for many more years, instead of nursing homes.
Homes with no medical alert devices have shown
elderly with increased struggling and discomfort when home alone. (As it's shown in the figure below)
compares two homes of elderlies one without Lifefone device and the other with.
The elderly
in the first may acquire injuries that could lead to fatal bleeding, which
result in increased death in elderly above the age of 75 because of the
difficulty the may face in calling for help while the other one can only push a
button. A paramedic can be sent to provide medical assistance and protect your
beloved ones. (Stein, 2010)
Lifefone has a positive influence and improvement on
medical issues. It provides the elderlies with services to protect them for
those times you can’t be there, saves a lot of lives and allows elderlies to
live alone safely with no worries.
