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falls among women aged 55 and over results in a fracture or fractures requiring hospital
treatment. The most serious accidents involving older people usually happen on the
stairs or in the kitchen. The bedroom and the living room are the most common
locations for accidents in general. The largest proportion of accidents is falls from
stairs or steps, with over 60% of deaths resulting from accidents on stairs. The15% of
falls are from a chair or out of bed (on two levels) and a similar number are caused by a
slip or trip on the same level, e.g. falling over a mat or a rug. Although most falls do
not result in a serious injury, being unable to get up exposes the faller to the risk of
hypothermia and pressure sores.
Table 2.
Security against personal integrity.
Current state of technical
solution
Situation
Technical solution
Intrusion by burglar through front
door, door to garden, windows
Intrusion alarm systems
Door locks available but mainly
for professional use
Video communication from bed to
front door; identification of
visitors and comparison with
stored list of authorised visitors;
link to centre which can check
unknown visitors
Intrusion by front door by
unauthorized persons without
personal contact
Video communication systems
available; identification under
development for professional use
Identification of visitors; video
link between front door camera
and security centre; database
containing authorized visitors
Intrusion with personal contact
(front door)
Available for professional use
Identification of cooperative
persons by phone number
available; identification of other
people not possible due to privacy
Identification of person calling
(name, image)
Phone call by annoying people
Mobile phone with positioning
sensor and emergency switch;
cameras for public survey
Attack in the road
Available but efficiency is limited
Mobile phone with positioning
sensor and emergency button;
cameras in trains and vehicles
Attack in public transport (while
entering, leaving, travelling)
Available, but efficiency is
limited
Automatic door lock with
accident opening function;
“goodbye” and “welcome”
lighting function
Attack in own car on the
road/while parking/in own garage
Available
Table 3.
Safety against external physical threats.
Current state of technical
solution
Situation
Technical solution
Frontal Protection Systems for
cars are available and partially
mandatory; active systems for
detection, tracking and initiating
collision avoidance measures are
under development
Clothes with integrated
reflectors/blinking LEDs;
cooperative design of vehicles and
trucks
Traffic accident as vulnerable
user (bicycle, pedestrian)
Mandatory in most countries in
EU but often not installed in old
houses
Electric shock
Residual current device
