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This Idea won't let anyone get enough good sleep. |
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On trains, the "Dead Man's Handle" (no pun intended) has been
Baked for many decades. |
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Radio-linked Lone Worker alarms are also Baked and WKTE, and
that's what's being described. |
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A typical LWA is in the form of a pendant worn round the neck. If
it doesn't detect movement for a period of time, it beeps. The
wearer can reset it by just moving it, or by pressing a button to
get a longer delay. If the bleeps are ignored, a loud alarm sounds;
if that's ignored, then the base station calls for assistance. |
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The problem is that many elderly people are sedentary, and tend
to go to sleep a lot. They're not going to use a device that keeps
waking them up. |
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Something more sophisticated is needed- a system that looks ar
patterns of movement and physiological activity. |
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But even in a care facility, with human staff observing the
residents, there's still a lot of scope for things to go very wrong
very quickly. |
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A laudable idea, but not a new one. |
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The optimum solution is probably an assistance dog, or a robot
that very closely mimics the capabilities of an assistance dog.
After all, some dogs warn their owners of impending epileptic
fits. And a dog also provides genuine companionship. |
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//provides genuine companionship — 8th of 7// Maybe choose a stronger password? |
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You know, a cat is an even better companion animal... |
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// Maybe choose a stronger password? // |
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You don't thing "password" is good enough ? |
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// *snickers and runs away // |
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You can run, but you can't hide ... |
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My relative had it more gruesome. (Link) |
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One of the cases I am thinking of Fell and couldn't get up... And had his cell phone with him and took three days to call a friend because it was just too embarrassing. A one or two day injury grew into a month long hospital stay. |
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But your right, if you can't get people (normal, depressed or mad people ) to accept help, things can go wrong quickly. |
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That's pretty grim, [pash]. |
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<link> might have been helpful. |
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