ELFIGO Mobility has unveiled a new fall protection line aimed at preventing falls among the elderly in Singapore. The initiative comes in response to alarming statistics from the Singapore Medical Journal, which indicate that one in three Singaporeans aged 65 and above experience at least one fall annually, with the figure rising to one in two for those over 80. Falls account for 40% of injury-related deaths in this demographic.
The centrepiece of this new line is the FallSafe Airbag Safety Vest, designed with built-in airbags and sensors. The vest detects falls and inflates within milliseconds to cushion the impact, protecting critical areas such as the head, shoulders, chest, back, and hips.
Warren Chew, founder of ELFIGO Mobility, was inspired to develop the product after his mother was hospitalised following her second fall this year. “When she pointed out so many other elderly patients in the emergency ward with similar injuries, I knew I had to do something about it. It became a calling,” Chew explained.
Formerly known as Falcon Mobility, ELFIGO Mobility is a leading distributor of personal mobility aids in Singapore, including electric wheelchairs and mobility scooters. This new product line underscores ELFIGO Mobility’s commitment to enhancing safety and reducing injury-related fatalities among the elderly.
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