Chinese company designs 'airbag jackets' to protect the elderly from falls

[Demovictory9]

[Deminpenn]

1. Have been told that in many cases

when frail people fall, the bone breaks first, then they fall.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. That's possible, but when I fall it's because of balance problems or just fainting. Which...

brings up the cost of this thing.

I'm better at keeping my balance now, but still manage to take a fall at least once a month. I would have to replace how many parts of the thing, and at what cost, each time I fall?

[Hortensis]

6. Ouch. But if they can make this kind of thing cost effective, and of course if

they're effective at what they're intended to do, insurance companies should be interested in this. In fact, if it works I could see insurers and elder care facilities being required to provide them to people for whom they're prescribed and maybe even insurers offering premium discounts to encourage others who need them to wear them.

Balance issues are, of course, a huge healthcare problem. I can see the day coming for me.

[Deminpenn]

10. For those with osteoporosis, this probably

wouldn't be of much use just because their bones are so brittle they can break without much provocation.

[malaise]

3. What a great idea

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[2naSalit]

4. I need one of these instead...

[Happy Hoosier]

8. Post Covid lockdown pic. NT

[Hugin]

5. Soon to be the next dance craze...

Those early adopters! Gotta love them.

[Happy Hoosier]

7. I mean, it's silly, but it's not silly.

This is one of those things you might see on an SNL fake commercial and then go... "ya know, it's not a bad idea...."

[mitch96]

9. They have been making a similar product for motorcycle riders for years.

On the bike though it's a tether that senses the rider leaving the bike and fires off the CO-2 cartridge. About $600.
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