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A new wearable airbag protects which body part for the elderly?

January 22, 2015/

Produced by the Wolk Company in Belgium, Wolk – meaning cloud in Dutch – is a wearable airbag designed to protect the hips of the elderly.

The device is worn around the waist and fastened like a seatbelt, ready to protect the hips and lower back of anyone who falls while wearing it. A video on the company’s website shows how it works.

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/question-of-the-day/Question-of-the-Day-for-01212015.html

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