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911 System Brings Help To Remote Areas
You've fallen, broken a hip and can't get to your phone. You hit the panic button on the pendant around your neck and a 911 dispatcher asks how she can help. You talk to her and explain what's wrong. At the same time, a strobe light in your window facing the street has been flashing since you pushed the button. An ambu
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911 System Brings Help To Remote Areas SECURITY/SAFETY Alarms 31-3-31 You've fallen, broken a hip and can't get to your phone. You hit the panic button on the pendant around your neck and a 911 dispatcher asks how she can help. You talk to her and explain what's wrong. At the same time, a strobe light in your window facing the street has been flashing since you pushed the button. An ambulance crew will be able to see it from more than a mile away.
David Scheiding's "Seconds Count" 911 emergency strobe light and panic button has been eight years in the making.
"It's different than a monitoring system that dials someone who then calls 911," says Scheiding, president of B-Alert, Inc., in Troy, Ohio. "The person who pushes the button has instant communication with 911. Best of all, there's no monthly service fee. Once you buy it, the system can be used by anyone."
Scheiding got the idea for the strobe light while watching a television program where a fireman commented that it was often difficult to find people's homes.
The emergency response transmitter plugs into the telephone line, and an A/C adapter plugs into an electrical outlet. It wirelessly transmits the signal from the panic button to call 911 and turn on the strobe light, which is placed in a window with a good street or road view.
The panic button is on a lightweight pendant that can be worn around the neck, clipped on a belt or carried in a pocket. The transmitter signal reaches up to 600 feet line of sight. The button must be held down at least 2 seconds to call 911, so an accidental bump won't set it off, Scheiding says.
Scheiding works with fire and rescue responders to spread the word about Seconds Count 911. Squads that provide awareness programs about it receive $25 for each unit sold in that community, Scheiding notes. He invites fire and rescue responders interested in learning more about his product to contact him.
Besides being useful for medical emergencies, Scheiding says Seconds Count 911 can be used for fires or when someone is breaking into your home.
Sells for $429.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dave Scheiding, B-Alert, Inc., P.O. Box 660, Troy, Ohio 45373 (ph 877 955-2600; secondscount@b-alertinc.com; www.secondscount911.com).
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