@article{ref1,
title="Pre-impact fall detection",
journal="Biomedical engineering online",
year="2016",
author="Hu, Xinyao and Qu, Xingda",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="61-61",
abstract="Pre-impact fall detection has been proposed to be an effective fall prevention strategy. In particular, it can help activate on-demand fall injury prevention systems (e.g. inflatable hip protectors) prior to fall impacts, and thus directly prevent the fall-related physical injuries. This paper gave a systematical review on pre-impact fall detection, and focused on the following aspects of the existing pre-impact fall detection research: fall detection apparatus, fall detection indicators, fall detection algorithms, and types of falls for fall detection evaluation. In addition, the performance of the existing pre-impact fall detection solutions were also reviewed and reported in terms of their sensitivity, specificity, and detection/lead time. This review also summarized the limitations in the existing pre-impact fall detection research, and proposed future research directions in this field.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1475-925X",
doi="10.1186/s12938-016-0194-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12938-016-0194-x"
}