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2. Medical alarm - Wikipedia

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   A medical alarm [1] is an alarm system designed to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to summon emergency medical personnel. Other terms for a medical alarm are Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) or medical alert. It is especially important to recognize the need to respond to situations where the person is ...

3. Emergency medical services - Wikipedia

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   Many systems have tiers of response for medical emergencies. For example, a common arrangement in the United States is that fire engines or volunteers are sent to provide a rapid initial response to a medical emergency, while an ambulance is sent to provide advanced treatment and transport the patient.

4. PASS device - Wikipedia

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   A PASS device (personal alert safety system), also known as a distress signal unit (DSU) or ADSU (automatic distress signal unit), is a personal safety device used primarily by firefighters entering a hazardous or "immediately dangerous to life and health" environment such as a burning building.

5. Emergency response system - Wikipedia

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   In 2010, the system was tested and has become widely implemented. The planning and progress is underway fr a more digital technology under the National 911 Program, under supervision of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Emergency Medical Services. [4] Several states are deploying several response systems for various ...

6. Medical Guardian - Wikipedia

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   Medical Guardian is an American personal emergency response systems (PERS) provider headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company has appeared in Inc. Magazine 's list of 5000 fastest-growing U.S. companies nine years in a row from 2013 to 2021.

7. Emergency - Wikipedia

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   Dangers to life and health are serious enough that emergency response systems are considered vital. Emergency slides are deployed after the crash landing of British Airways Flight 38 An emergency is an urgent, unexpected, and usually dangerous situation that poses an immediate risk to health , life , property , or environment and requires ...