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.. 😁 


Today 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.