A Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) is an electronic monitoring system for quickly and easily summoning help in an emergency. For those who are disabled or elderly, and living alone, a PERS (also called a Medical Emergency Response System or MERS) can provide you and your loved ones with security and peace of mind.
A PERS or MERS has three components:
Transmitters are light-weight, battery-powered devices that are activated by pressing one or two buttons. They can be worn on a chain around the neck or on a wrist band, or they can be carried on a belt or in a pocket.
A Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) can summon help
for you in an emergency.
The base-unit sends the emergency alert through the phone lines. It works with any private telephone line and generally does not require rewiring.
If the center cannot contact you to determine whether an emergency exists, it will alert first responders to proceed to your home. The center will typically monitor the situation until the crisis is resolved.
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1 Push the help button in the event of an emergency.
2 A Monitoring Professional will respond over the base unit intercom.
3 If you do not answer, ADT will call first responders for help.
Emergency Response Systems can help you or a loved one live safely and independently.
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