Ever wondered how you could have saved your grandpa from that terrible fall down the stairs of on the road? As we just discovered there are some great products in the market specifically made for this very purpose!

There’s something called Fall Detection Hardware which does nothing more then sense the physical position of a person falling down and as a result triggers an event which includes automatically calling for emergency and/or alerting etcetera. This of course is a smart use of technology! You don’t have to worry about calling for help yourself, your fall detection device will do that for you!

So how it actually works? Here is the simple yet efficient procedure:

The sensor keeps detecting your physical position and when it senses that your position matches one of its positions of a person falling down, it simply triggers an alarm which includes calling an emergency number and connecting you to the nearest emergency contact person which makes sure help is dispatched immediately!

Here are some great features embedded into this product:

* Calling for help by using an emergency pendant transmitter.
* Speakerphone (hands-free) when communicating with Monitoring Center or when answering an incoming call by pressing the pendant.
* Computer control and data download/upload.
* Remote control by telephone.
* Remote diagnostic and event log.
* Visual and audible announcement.

Here’s a nice video I found on Medical Alert which explains it quite nicely:

Got any interesting ideas?