Medical Alert & Call Systems
    
        
	        
	             Older adults and others often find themselves unable to call for help just when they need it the most. Alert systems make it much easier to do so; some even monitor health conditions and automatically call emergency services.
             
	        
	             Alert systems include:
-  All-purpose "panic button" devices
 -  Mobile devices
 -  Fire and break-in sensors
 -  Wristwatch-style fall monitors
 -  Systems for the deaf and blind 
 
	         
	     
	     
     
    
	
	    
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