Red Button | Personal Medical Alert

The telephone is still the most popular means of calling for help in an emergency, despite the existence of other emergency alert devices.

However, did you know…?

In an emergency many people call a friend or relative FIRST before calling emergency services.
In emergencies people can become confused and upset impairing their ability to use the phone.
The last thing a distressed person wants is to be confused and frustrated when using the telephone to call for assistance. Some people can't recall numbers under stress.
In addition, the number they choose to dial may be engaged, switched-off or out of hearing range. They may only get one chance before they are incapacitated.
Some people are reluctant to call Triple Zero in an emergency – even when this is clearly their best course of action.
Many emergencies don't require Triple Zero - but are still urgent and upsetting to the caller.
Emergency services don’t know a person’s lifestyle habits. This impairs their ability to locate them or access their properties – particularly when the person calling for help has difficulty speaking or is calling from a mobile. However; friends and relatives have this information.
Some situations are not clear cut emergencies; for example heart attack symptoms can start many hours before becoming an emergency. Contacting friends or relatives can help with encouraging medical intervention sooner and put others on alert.
Many people with medical conditions feel attack symptoms coming on and know they only have a few minutes to get help before they succumb. They may have only one chance to make a phone call. What if the one number they call doesn’t answer or goes through to message bank?
A high proportion of people can’t speak English well. These people are unlikely to contact Triple Zero because they fear that an English speaking operator will not be able to understand them.

The purpose of Red Button™ is to overcome all of these problems…

Dramatically increases the chance of reaching help. By calling multiple phones you increase the chance of finding a phone that isn't switched-off, engaged or out of hearing range.
Rings all phones at exactly the same time (NOT sequentially). This is a unique and powerful feature exclusive to Red Button™. Other emergency alert systems can only dial multiple people one at a time.
Sends text messages to all other people in the Call Group telling them who called and who answered.
During the call Triple Zero can be added into the conversation creating a conference call by simply pressing the zero key. The friend or relative is then available to provide clear instructions to emergency services and/or interpret on behalf of the caller. Read more.
When the call ends, the Call Group member can send a broadcast message to all other members of the Call Group informing them of the outcome.

Red Button™ saves lives by encouraging people to act sooner, and connects them simply and quickly to people they trust who can assist in an emergency.
Red Button™ is the latest in telecommunications technology providing a simple and effective solution using existing telephones to form a powerful and elegant emergency communication system.
Red Button™ takes only minutes to set-up and costs so little it is affordable by anyone. At $9.90 per month - can you afford to live without it?

Read about people who needed a personal alerting system and why they chose Red Button™ (...more)