Come Find Out How Engineers Are Working To Prevent Falls

Nobody ever likes to fall, but as we get older this quickly becomes an even more serious event. Can’t engineers do something about this? Well, it turns out that they can…

The VA Research Center of Excellence is conducting a study to develop and evaluate protective medical helmets using new advanced materials to minimize fall-related injuries in vulnerable persons. Specifically, they are performing an engineering evaluation of the energy-attenuation properties of various advanced materials and use that knowledge to develop a new generation of medical helmets. The new devices are first tested in the Biomechanics laboratory at the Tampa VA Research Center, with comparison to commercially-available devices. Following refinement of the designs, they will conduct a multi-site clinical evaluation to examine real-world outcomes.

Come out and hear Dr. John Lloyd talk about how the danger of falling is slowly being solved by applying solid engineering skills.

Date/Time: April 08, 2010 (Thursday); 6:00 pm
Place: VA HSR&D/RR&D Center of Excellence
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