MedScope: Medical Alert Systems

The Doctors and nurses are doing their best and trying their hardest, and even though you do not do “emergency” room service and are scared, they do “emergency” work all the time and your case is just another case to them; they are somewhat numb to your terror, but that doesn’t mean they care any less. Get help, get answers, get information, just don’t get in their way.

If you are taking in your loved one to emergency, don’t show fear, show strength. Tell them how well they look, how they’ll be out in no time, how they are in the right place to be fixed and that they’ll be on the road to recovery in no time. Talk about the future and plan for a health strategy. Talk about nice things. Keep their mind at ease and their heart rate down. Just be there with them, for them, and tell them how well they’re doing.

NEW HOME

Our bodies aren’t what they used to be, therefore, our living spaces maybe can’t be what they used to be. For instance, stairs seem to become steeper and longer as we age, so you may want a single story home, or you could think about renting out the top floor, that way, not only would you have an income, but you’d have people around you. So think about your needs.

Also, think about your environment, such as, is your house on a slope? On a hill? On a slight incline?

As we age not only does our balance waiver, but our bodies do not react as quickly, not to mention our impaired judgment of distance due our aging eyes.

When you think about your living space and your style of living, keep in mind if you have to have help as in a nurse or a maid, or maybe both. Do you or will you have enough room for a live-in maid or nurse or caregiver? If you need the help, do you have enough space for you and for them?

And where do you want to live? The mountains, the beach, smack dab in a highrise in the city?

You may also want to think about living with your relatives, like your sibling and sharing expenses. Or maybe one of many of your children have wanted you to come and live with them. If you want to be close to the family, living in a Mother-In-Law apartment may be the way to go. That way you’re close to those you love, you’ll always have loving company for socialization and they will always keep a watchful eye on you.

Your town or city should have some type of senior friendly transportation also, such as cabs or a health-care van. And how about food? In addition to taking a cab or bus, many items can be ordered on-line, such as fresh fruit from Harry and David’s or groceries from your large grocery market chain, or even medications from the drugstore.

Also, think about what you want to do as you age. You may be aging but you still have muscle control and your mind.

So what will make you happy? What type of activities will bring enjoyment?

Would you like to paint? You’ll need space and light. Garden? You’ll need a rail to hold onto, a waist level hose bib, and a raised garden bed. Want to keep active? How about a lap pool? Swimming is great, buoyant, weightless, aerobic exercise.but will or do you have room for a pool? Maybe your home is or will be a townhome with lots of neighbors for company and a community pool for socialization and exercise.

There are a myriad of combinations, all of which should be carefully thought out.

It’s never to late to plan or daydream how you see yourself in your aging years. You have options just as you did when you were first starting out in life, only now your needs have changed.

Look at aging as an opportunity, not as a loss.

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EMERGENCY ROOM

Whether you take a family member or are assisted by your nurse, everyone seems to eventually enter the emergency room. Don’t be nervous. It’s just a big room with many rooms and everyone needs attention right then. There’s an administrator at the front for the inevitable paperwork, so bring your Medical cards for certain, and bring your checkbook, and speak up when you need to.

The administration will go much easier if you have your information and proof of insurance right in your wallet. So, put it there now, so you’ll never have to think if you have it, because in an emergency, it’s hard enough to keep your head on straight, let alone the details of business.

Okay, once in emergency, you go to administration. They say wait. It is excruciating. If you know your family member is dying, make a huge stink. Don’t be shy and think, they’ll get to your loved one. Be heard. The hospitals are shorthanded. Get what you need and do what you need to do, to get to get what you need, but only if it is a true emergency.

So, the administrator and their nurse finally call you. If the emergency is for your loved one, when you go into a room and they sometimes they ask you to leave. Do what you want, stay, go; that all depends on the type of person you are and the relationship you have with the person you brought in. You wait in the little space, which may be a room, or may be a curtain drawn closed, but it is your space. The Doctor shows and the assessment begins.

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A Medical Alarm System consists of an Emergency Communicator, which is the size of an answering machine and connects the same way in about 5 minutes.  It is powered by electricity, but will fully function for 16 to 24 hours on a battery back-up system should the customer experience a power outage. The battery in the pendant (transmitter) will last for a full 10 years, or 50,000 pushes.  The transmitters, available in either necklace or wristband style, are completely waterproof and will function up to 800 feet from the home. 

Should an emergency arise, the customer may simply press the button on the lightweight, waterproof pendant.  A response operator will immediately establish two-way voice communication.  Upon telling the operator the nature of the situation, he or she will dispatch the appropriate responder (ambulance, police or fire department), or, if requested, simply notify a nearby neighbor or family member. The response operators are available 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

If the Response operator can’t hear you, or you are unable to speak:
The operator will dispatch your local emergency personnel immediately.
The operator will continue to talk to you until help actually walks through your front door.
Next, the operator will call your list of responders. These are people, friends or family, who preferably live within five minutes of your home. The operator will call them so that they can meet the emergency personnel at your door.  This way, they don’t have to break in to gain access. If responders are not a solution for you, a good alternative or addition, is to use a Lock Box that has your house key locked in it. This box can hang on your door knob or be attached to the door frame.  When the emergency personnel is called, they are given the combination to the lock box.  They can then use the combination to retrieve your key from inside the box.

Once help is on the way, another operator will start calling a list of your family members or friends that you have previously chosen to be notified.  The operator will calmly explain the situation to them.  These systems are also referred to as Life Alert systems.

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Medical Alerts or alarm systems are not only useful for the old, infirm or weak, but also for those who are recovering from surgery and cannot move about easily. Nobody, not even those suffering from serious ailments and prone to sudden medical emergencies, would like to publicly display their medical conditions by wearing gadgets, even though they may be of crucial importance to them and save their lives. The image-conscious people feel awkward wearing these labels in the form of necklaces and strange bracelets. But wearing them is essential to save their lives, because some medical compulsions necessitate the instant identification of the problem so that medical aid may be summoned immediately in the event of emergency. Therefore, for millions of people suffering from innumerable diseases, this unwanted advertisement of their malady is necessary for their protection.

Medical jewelry designers have found a compromise solution to reduce this feeling of awkwardness by creating some artistic and attractive accessories, which serve their medical purpose by providing the critical medical identification and also look fashionable and trendy on the wearer. Moreover, wearing these gadgets gives the patients a great sense of security, confidence and peace, besides providing them with a Medical Alert system that can connect them to their family members and doctors in the event of emergency. They are of invaluable help to patients suffering from critical ailments such as cardiovascular complications, diabetic problems or sudden fainting or strokes.

A Medical Alert or alarm system has dual communication lines. It sends messages to the family or friends of the patient, and also an SOS to summon aid immediately from the medical agency that constantly monitors his condition.

These Medical Alerts and alarm systems have three important parts: a medical alarm button embedded in the pendant of the necklace or the bracelet, an alarm console to dial for help, and a Medical Alert service that monitors and responds to the call for help.

The market is crammed with such designer accessories. You may surf the Internet, visit a store personally or wade through the Yellow Pages, TV or the newspaper advertisements. The more you search, the more you are likely to be confused. It is better to be practical. Rather than giving preference to the glamour value of the gadget, you should consider its technical features and usefulness for your health. The unfamiliar technical jargon may baffle you. The best course would be to consult your doctor, or a fellow sufferer of the disease that is afflicting you.

Medical Alerts provides detailed information about medical alerts, medical alert systems, medical alert bracelets, medical alert necklaces and more.

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