Case report of a hip-protecting, wearable airbag contributing to a serious adverse event in an older adult
Hip-protecting wearable airbags, though a promising development, may cause serious injury due to slippage risk, particularly in those with centripetal obesity. A manufacturer's warning should accompany these commercially-available devices to safeguard the user until design change is considered.
Authors
- Frances Dockery
- Rob Argent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-9409)
- Opinder Sahota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0055-7637)
- Emma Skelly
- David Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1923-462X)
Institutions
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Beaumont Hospital (IE)
- Future Analytics (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05866-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland