In some circumstances like for example, if an individual that emergency medical alarm system falls or is all of a sudden develop bad health, that individual can trigger a call for assistance simply by pressing the button that is on the pendant or on the wrist (in case of a bracelet type medical alarm system) without the need of a telephone. The emergency medical alarm systems are programmed to configure calls or connections so that it will terminate any calls in progress and then initiate a call for emergency assistance.
The alert is then sent to the monitoring company’s main control center or the system’s operator which is either a public emergency rescue service agency or a private security company. The medical data of that individual is then displayed so that the emergency response team will then know the address, medical condition and medical history of the individual.