It’s a small button and transmitter that that is lightweight and water resistant. The button contains a lithium battery that lasts up to five years. The button communicates with the Aegis Medical Alert System base unit and advises 24 hour Help Center (when button is depressed) when there is an emergency.

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This important new book describes the origins, developments, and current status of personal response systems, a new means for persons at risk who live alone to get help in case of emergency. In Personal Response Systems, experts from ten countries report on the status, achievements, and challenges involved in setting up, distributing, and operating personal response systems (PRS). Experienced authors from a variety of backgrounds describe the technology, economics, and social effects of PRS, and its integration into existing health and housing programs. Professionals who provide home health services will find important information about the most efficient and cost effective designs of personal response systems. They will learn how to evaluate and recommend the most appropriate systems for their clients with the assistance of this valuable new book. Research on the frequency and types of emergencies and the many psychological and social benefits to users of this new techno (more…)

The LineGrabber is an inexpensive device that is used in those situations where there is more than one phone or other device in the household that uses the same line as the Aegis Medical Alert base unit. It immediately disconnects any given extension phone (or computer, fax, etc.) that is using the same line as the base unit thereby allowing the alarm signal to go through. Using a LineGrabber ensures that the phone line is free when the Aegis Medical Alert System needs to send the alarm signal to the 24 hour Aegis Monitoring Center.

Use of these devices on all phones or devices that use the same line as the Aegis Medical Alert System base unit is necessary to ensure that the system will send the alarm signal regardless of the use of other phones or devices on the same line. They are inexpensive and easy to install.

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Panic buttons can come in many forms. A very popular spin on the panic button is one that you wear around your wrist. Panic buttons are important under many conditions but they all serve one important role of contacting emergency help when needed. It’s a small button and transmitter that that is lightweight and water resistant. The button contains a lithium battery that lasts up to five years. The button communicates with the Base Unit and advises our 24 Help Center (when button is depressed) when there is an emergency.

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Millions of people are now relying on medical Alert Systems. Increasingly, medical alert systems are being used by the elderly living alone.  The choice to use this type of technology is quite simple, in the case of an emergency within the home, it can save ones lives. The Aegis Medical Alert System is one of the most technologically-advanced home medical alert systems available. With RF wireless technology, The Aegis Medical System provides extended range for use in conjunction with the transmitter which is worn on the wrist or as a pendant, providing important protection for those involved in an accident within the home. The pendants and wrist devices may be worn in the bath or shower and are intended to be worn at all times.

The battery life in the wrist or pendant devices requires very low power enabling battery life to be on average 3 years at minimum. The back up battery in the base unit is continuously recharges and powers the unit for over 24 hours in the event of a power outage.

The Aegis kit is shipped complete and fully assembled and programmed. It is ready for immediate use and can be plugged into any existing phone jack and power outlet in the home. No additional programming is required!

The “hands free” feature of the base unit allows for several benefits to the user. First, the unit cont (more…)