Wireless sock monitors reduce rate of patient falls in hospitals
A study led by nurses at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center involving 569 hospitalised “fall risk” patients found the use of a wireless sock monitoring system resulted in zero falls.
The researchers evaluated the effectiveness of Palarum’s PUP (Patient is Up) smart socks – a wireless system that features knitted socks with pressure sensors that detect when a patient is trying to stand up.
For the full story, see the October 2022 editions of Medical Textiles and Smart Textiles & Wearables.
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