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Pushmonk t1_its0sia wrote

Reply to comment by MightySmizmar in Doctor is ‘not a crazy Apple person’ and recommends lifesaving Apple Watch to every patient by prehistoric_knight

Life Alert has been around for over 30 years...

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mart1373 t1_itskqoy wrote

HELP! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!

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murius t1_itsnobp wrote

I think I was around 8 when this was constantly on TV but reading it I can suddenly hear it again.

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Mitthrawnuruo t1_itsd12a wrote

Life alert doesn’t have fall detection, and is almost always false activations.

Guess how many false activations it takes to get blacklisted from a 911 response. I’ve seen it be as few as 3.

And one way or the other, EMS is getting in. Deaf person doesn’t hear the doorbell, Knocking at 2 am? Unless they let their house unlocked, shit is getting broke to get in.

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AbsoluteZeroUnit t1_itsmj7p wrote

life alert doesn't call 911, though. It puts you in touch with their dispatchers who can then call 911.

If it's a false activation, they respond and you say "Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction. But, everything's perfectly alright now. We're... fine. We're all fine here now. Thank you. How are you?" Then they ask for your operating number and you shoot the control panel.

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drakt12 t1_itsp1w8 wrote

Love it. Thanks for the smile right before bed. Is that what it feels like to have a good friend? Is that what everyone is searching for on social media?

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Mitthrawnuruo t1_itspl5n wrote

Upvote for the humor….but I promise from 2 decades of experience….what i said is true.

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