How easy it is to press the button !!

[Scrumpy]

I was working in the garden today when my son-in-law popped in..
He had called round to see if I was ok..
Since being on my own I have worn a 'panic button ' on my wrist.. Apparently it had been pressed accidentally by me.. 
It alerted a call centre .. who tried to contact me on my landline.. May daughter is in Africa.. They managed to get in touch with son-in- law.. They were going to alert the police..  
Panic buttons are not just for 'oldies'.. I was in my forties when I first stated wearing one..
I have only used it once.. In January .. during the night.. when an ambulance took me to the hospital..
 Does anyone  else who lives alone have a panic button. ?
They are .. IMO.. brilliant and I feel much safer having one..

[Alex]

No I don't have one Scrumps, but I imagine you feel safer having it.  I can go 2 days without having contact with anyone, over the weekend it's often longer.

[GrannyMac]

Sounds like a good idea.  Bet your son in law was relieved you were OK Scrumpy!

[Scrumpy]

When Richard arrived at my home I was chatting outside to a couple of lovely ladies ( Jehovah Witnesses)..
He said I pressed the button on purpose to get rid of them.. 😁 


Yesterday at 08:00:27 PM

No I don't have one Scrumps, but I imagine you feel safer having it.  I can go 2 days without having contact with anyone, over the weekend it's often longer.

Me too..
 You really should give it a go Alex.. Who would hear you if you got stuck under the mattress when turning it..?

[Alex]

My next door neighbours a lovely Polish couple.

[Mups]

I remember getting my Mum one of these a few years back.  She was always pressing it, often late in the evening after dark,  and I was the only person who was registered to go to her. 
I often thought she did it out of devilment half the time!

I have given these quite a bit of thought for myself this last year, Scrumps,  especially with these horrid dizzy turns,    but when I enquired I found it a bit confusing with all the different types. 
I also thought the better ones with bells on were quite  expensive too.
I was thinking about one that covers the garden as well as indoors,  because I am outside quite a lot.
Even something like pegging the washing out you could fall,  so indoors alone wouldn't be much help would it.

What's yours like Scrumpy,  is yours indoors only,  or everywhere?

[klondike]

I bought my mother a phone that had a panic button with it. When pressed it would dial three numbers in turn with the alert until one answered.

I had a couple of alerts and she didnt answer the phone so drove round. On both occasions she had nodded off and somehow the button was pressed. Me calling the phone hadn't woken her. She must have taken to having the button nearby rather than round her neck because when she collapsed having gone to make tea she didn't have it and was on the floor tapping the wall for many hours. The neighbours eventually realised something was wrong and she was taken to hospital.

Remembering that I have set up a home assistant system based on pirs and door switches that sends WhatsApp messages if I stop moving around and am neither out nor in bed.

I am giving it extended trials to avoid false alarms before those messages go out for real as I've found and fixed several ways it can get it wrong so far.

[Michael Rolls]

I have a bracelet and it is quite easy to press it accidentally when donning a sweater or the like but the ceentre always phones before taking any action

[Scrumpy]

What's yours like Scrumpy,  is yours indoors only,  or everywhere?

Nothing posh Mups.. Indoors.. and as I discovered yesterday  in the garden..
I have worn it when going to the local shop.. by mistake..
Michael.. I always remove it before putting on clothing. such as jumpers...

[klondike]

The important and obvious thing to remember is that to be of any use they have to be with you. Leaving it on while out of range means you can't forget it when you get back. I should have my phone with me at all times but the most frequent used feature on my sports watch is the "where's my phone" one that makes it ring so I can find where I've left it. I can answer calls with the watch bit it can't make them.

[CHF]

I have an alarm button I wear around my neck, but I have never needed to use it.
A neighbour who had the same, used to take hers off at night, until one night she
fell out of bed on the wrong side and injured herself, but couldn't get to the alarm.
Luckily, her DiL called to see her the next morning and found her on her bedroom floor.

[Scrumpy]

I take the wrist band off at night.. It is on a bedside table next to me.. I'm never on the other side of the bed..
Michael... The centre was phoning me... on my landline .. indoors..

[Michael Rolls]

only take it off a shower

[Alex]

The important and obvious thing to remember is that to be of any use they have to be with you. Leaving it on while out of range means you can't forget it when you get back. I should have my phone with me at all times but the most frequent used feature on my sports watch is the "where's my phone" one that makes it ring so I can find where I've left it. I can answer calls with the watch bit it can't make them.

ooooh I could do with one of those, I can never find my phone. I use the house phone to call it, if I can't hear it then it'll be in the car 

[klondike]

I gave up the landline as soon as it was possible while still having broadband.