title: Creating an IOT That Notifies Concerned People for the Falls of Geriatric Patients.
abstract: A fall is a multifactorial phenomenon which cause an increase in both mortality and injury rates. The cause of a fall is mostly related to loss in reflexes especially in older ages. A number of large prospective studies shows that elderly patients have significant fractures and injuries even sometimes in some cases a fall can be concluded with deaths. However, in case of fall, if the situation is noticed and aided quickly, the life quality can be increased significantly in older people. With implementation of preventive strategies or premonitory devices, this devastating problem can be solved. The IOT project is a prototype with two versions which are needled and attached versions and accomplishes basic functions such as information about falls and send it through the internet. By this way, the falls are transmitted to concerned people or patient's relatives with position information.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Technical University, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turkeli
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Technical University, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kenan Kaan
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Technical University, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catamak
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Technical University, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Turkey.
authors.forename: Remzi Yalin
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Technical University, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin Tanzer
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Atay
mesh_terms: D061725:Accelerometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000375:Aging; D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000076251:Wearable Electronic Devices; D055815:Young Adult