| It was brought to our attention recently that people | | | | turned in the wrong direction and slid back down the |
| don't only need personal alarms to prevent crimes. | | | | ramp, the wheelchair fell right on top of him, pinning him |
| One particular gentleman purchased several personal | | | | underneath it. This is one of those situations where if |
| alarms for his nursing home. Apparently these alarms | | | | he had carried a personal alarm, we would have been |
| don't only help in preventing crime but are also very | | | | able to assist him sooner, instead of him just lying there |
| handy for people that have physical limitations. Patients | | | | helpless until we noticed that he was in trouble. |
| in his nursing home were each given a personal alarm | | | | Of course a personal alarm comes in handy when you |
| to be used in case of an emergency. There are | | | | are being victimized by a mugger or other criminal. The |
| advantages to carrying a personal alarm if you are | | | | loud sound projected by personal alarms, bring |
| disabled. | | | | attention to any sort of situation you might encounter. |
| Personal alarms are not only convenient indoors, but | | | | Personal alarms come in all shapes and sizes. Some |
| outside as well. I recall one time when I witnessed a | | | | alarms have a flashlight included, some have key |
| man fall out of his wheelchair in a parking lot. He was | | | | chains attached to them and some even can be used |
| trying to go up the ramp of his van and the wheelchair | | | | as door alarms in your home. |