Bay Alarm Medical alert systems allow you to request help with the push of a button. They feature relatively low monthly fees and several in-home and mobile options. Share on Pinterest If you already ...

Most people would prefer to live in their own homes in their old age, rather than in nursing homes. But living independently can be scary when a fall or a medical emergency could mean a one-way trip ...

Industry sounds off on a new document aimed at standardizing the design of alarm systems for use in medical equipment. Michael E. Wiklund and Eric A. Smith To many medical device manufacturers, the ...

Safety tech company Mercari Technologies America LLC is bringing its innovative personal alarm and GPS tracking devices to the U.S. We created Familyr to solve a very personal challenge — how to keep ...

Independence is a major perk of being an adult. Our ability to live our lives, without the need for assistance, is something that all grown-ups can appreciate. However, illness, disability and age can ...

Medical alert devices are medical technologies that tend to the complex physiological monitoring of patients. This may include the continuous infusion of medication and enables invasive treatments to ...

CONCORD, Calif.—In a wireless age, many people are dropping landline service. In response, Bay Alarm Medical is now offering a cellular medical alarm, according to a Nov. 20 news release. The system ...

A team of investigators wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings by silencing audible medical alarms in hospital rooms. A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University ...

A Des Moines Register editorial writer recently returned home from a bicycle ride to concerned neighbors. They said a fire truck and ambulance had just left her house after responding to a ...

The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert for “alarm fatigue” among hospital staff — an overabundance of information transmitted by medical devices that can compromise patient safety.