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<\/a><\/p>\nAfter my mom\u00a0died, my 87-year-old dad was living alone\u00a0and I\u00a0worried about him. Even though I lived only a few houses away, I wondered, what if he fell or had a medical emergency?\u00a0That was when I\u00a0got him a medical alert system that he wore on his wrist to call for help. \u00a0It gave me\u00a0great peace of mind to know\u00a0he would be able to immediately call for help if he fell or had a health issue.<\/p>\n
My dad has since passed away but I was thinking about how medical\u00a0alert systems are not just for the elderly but could be a life saver for anyone. They are especially helpful for individuals living alone especially in remote\u00a0areas.<\/p>\n
I remember the day a friend’s dad\u00a0fell shoveling snow off his walk. He could not get up, the temperature was frigid and there were\u00a0no close neighbors. My brother found him thankfully or he would have frozen to death.<\/p>\n
I have a very close\u00a0relative who is in his early 60’s, not elderly but a very active and vivacious man\u00a0who lives in a remote location.\u00a0I thought a Bay Alarm Medical Alert unit would\u00a0be perfect for him. He\u00a0is always doing work\u00a0on his property out in the country. He chops\u00a0wood, loves home improvement\u00a0projects, mows with\u00a0his tractor\u00a0and maintains\u00a0numerous bird feeders\u00a0all over his yard.<\/p>\n
I wanted to help eliminate\u00a0the stigma that\u00a0a medical alert system is\u00a0only for the elderly. I\u00a0hoped he would be open to testing it out and indeed he was. The system we received included\u00a0a main console, a secondary help button, which we mounted in the bathroom, a pendant,\u00a0wrist unit, vial of life and a pair of Boomba socks.<\/p>\n It was a very easy process to set it up and literally took about one minute. All we had to do was hook the main console unit up to the phone line. It is advised to test the unit after installation by pressing one of the help\u00a0buttons.<\/p>\n We pressed the button on the pendant\u00a0and a\u00a0Bay Alarm Medical operator promptly answered through the main console\u00a0and\u00a0asked if we needed help.\u00a0We knew quickly everything was ready to use in an emergency.<\/p>\n Bay Alarm Medical sends a form\u00a0that\u00a0you can list the people you want called in an emergency in addition to\u00a0911 if necessary. Another helpful thing that comes with the system is a magnetic Vial of Life\u00a0which can be filled in with any medications taken. It can be placed on the refrigerator using the magnet on the back. This will assist\u00a0paramedics in an emergency situation.<\/p>\n Inside the package was a pair of Boomba Socks, they come with every subscription as a Bay Alarm Medical partner. For each pair of socks they\u00a0give away, they’ll donate an additional pair to the Socks in the City Program at the St. Anthony’s Foundation.<\/p>\n The In-Home System like we installed for our loved one is Bay Alarm’s most popular unti and trained operators can respond through the main console 24\/7. It does require a landline but there is an In-Home Cellular unit that gives 24\/7 medical alert protection without a wired phone connection. That unit is powered by AT&T’s 3G Network.<\/p>\n The Automatic Fall Detection unit works with both landline and cellular in-home alert systems and can automatically call for help\u00a0if the individual cannot. They also have a GPS Help Button which literally can go anywhere because it has the speaker and button together in a compact mobile unit!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n