Panic Alarms are usually concealed buttons, placed in strategic areas of your home to help you in case of an emergency, usually a burglary. Although Panic Alarms should not be your first line of defense against medical emergencies, they can offer a sense of security in knowing that if you for-ego the traditional medical alert device that help is just a press of a button away.

The drawback to relying on a Panic Alarm instead of the traditional medical alert device is that you need to be in close proximity to the panic alarm when the medical emergency occurs and this of course isn’t always possible. That said, it is useful to know that if you do not use medical alert device in your daily life, but become injured due to being assaulted during a burglary, for example, the panic button will both help get security personnel to your home who can help chase away the burglar, as well as get you medical assistance and therefore saving your life.