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| Individualised telecare and electronic assistive technologies to support vulnerable people | | Author(s) | Peter King, Gareth Williams |
| Journal title | Journal of Assistive Technologies, vol 2, no 3, September 2008 |
| Pages | pp 48-52 |
| Source | http://www.pavpub.com |
| Keywords | Alarm systems ; Technology ; Information technology ; Assistive technology. |
| Annotation | Although telecare services are now available across the UK, few people have the technical expertise necessary to prescribe and provide the bespoke solutions that may be required to support more complex cases. This paper describe a range of innovative approaches to extending the application of existing telecare systems to cater for the needs of people facing different physical or cognitive challenges. These include new, easy-to-operate alarm switches, interfaces for bed/chair occupancy and property exit alarms, and a range of hybrid arrangements that can result in automatic alarms for the management of various environmental emergencies (e.g. hypothermia, hyperthermia, poor air quality and noise alarms). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081008204 A |
| Classmark | OV: Y9: UVB: M |
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