Published on in Vol 9 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/75697, first published .
Quantifying Spatial Shadow Zones and Their Association With Hospital Falls in Acute Care Unit: Real-Time Location System Observational Study

Quantifying Spatial Shadow Zones and Their Association With Hospital Falls in Acute Care Unit: Real-Time Location System Observational Study

Quantifying Spatial Shadow Zones and Their Association With Hospital Falls in Acute Care Unit: Real-Time Location System Observational Study

Yen-Pin Chen   1, 2 , MD, PhD ;   Yi-Chun Chen   3 , PhD ;   Chen-Liang Lin   4 , PhD ;   Chien-Yu Chi   2 , MD ;   Yi-Ying Chen   2 , MD ;   Bey-Jing Yang   2 , RN, MSN ;   Chien-Hua Huang   2 , MD, PhD

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan

2 Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

3 Guidercare Limited, Taipei, Taiwan

4 Biomedical Technology and Device Research Labs, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Corresponding Author:

  • Chien-Hua Huang, MD, PhD
  • Department of Emergency Medicine
  • College of Medicine
  • National Taiwan University Hospital
  • No.7, Zhongshan South Road
  • Zhongzheng District
  • Taipei 100
  • Taiwan
  • Phone: 886 23123456
  • Email: chhuang5940@ntu.edu.tw