subject: How Medical Alert For Seniors Can Help Save Lives [print this page] How Medical Alert For Seniors Can Help Save Lives
A medical alert for seniors or alert system can mean the difference between life and death or getting emergency help to the senior before it is too late. An alert system becomes the imaginary eyes and ears when a senior lives alone with the capacity to summon essential and critical medical personnel in the event of an injury or illness. Although it is difficult to believe, it is not always a simple matter to dial 911, in fact, sometimes it is impossible, but a medical alert for seniors only requires that a button be pressed to obtain medical assistance and help.
Typically, thousands of seniors fall in their homes every day and lie helpless for hours without assistance. This frightening scenario can be avoided by having a medical alert for senior in place that is functional, and accessible. Many of our nation's seniors live alone and their calls for help are unanswered. Often many hours or days may transpire before anyone notices that the person has not been recently heard from or visited or checked on to ensure that they were in good health. In the interim, the person has suffered irreparable harm and loss of life, which could have been avoided if an alert system had been in place.
A medical alert for seniors can essentially replace or substitute for human interaction. For example, seniors who live alone, unless they have a very close social network, lead very isolated lives. With a medical alert for seniors, the device is worn as a pendant around the neck. In the event of an emergency such as a fall, pain, or the inability to make a telephone call, all the client has to do is depress the red button on the device to summon emergency personnel. Most alert systems also have a call service that checks on the client each day to ensure that everything is as it should be and the client is well. After several attempts and the call are not answered, verification of the client's well being is initiated.
