At the push of a button on a pendant or a home base unit, you can connect to a 24-hour personal emergency monitoring service, which fields your calls from your home or while on the go. A home base ...

Medical alert systems—where the press of a wearable call button puts you in touch with a dispatcher who can summon emergency help or contact a friend or family member—may offer some reassurance.

hitting the button on a wearable or speaking the trigger phrase, “Call 9-1-1, call 9-1-1.” An emergency technician at the monitoring service then responds in under a minute and assesses the ...

A panic button attached to a cell phone can alert emergency personnel, says Kenny Kelley CEO of Silent Beacon.