– why emergency buttons, and watches fail in 8 out of 10 emergencies

Who doesn’t know the alarm button or the emergency button for seniors, as well as the amulets, emergency watches, and the common intercoms? Probably the best-known home emergency call system is the emergency button – also known as the alarm button – that seniors wear around their wrists—an invention from the 1970s that can still be found in private households today. However, digitalization brings other and, above all, more reliable options, such as the contactless and intelligent emergency call system safe-living. This article compares safe-living with traditional home emergency call systems and shows why the emergency button for seniors or alarm button (unfortunately) often fails.