34 - Sunday, April 28, 1985 - North Shore News

Medical
alarm designed
for elderly and

handicapped

MANY PATIENTS arrive at
Lion's Gate Hospital . too
late. |

‘Some are senior citizens,
handicapped, or single peo-
ple who live alone and have

no “means -of.. fending or.
therrselves:in the case of an’

“emergency. :

‘The Medi-Alert system: is”
activated by: the touch ‘of.a::
finger:'and signals a. central *: 2

_ control office which ‘dispa

“Shes” an s‘ambulance, ~the:.
; police. of “fire” department’ ¢
-. within - minutes ‘.of : such

emergencies.
Developed by. a North

Vancouver company, .: the: -
Medi-Alert .kit contains. a:
pendant and hand-held.
remote beeper that activates:

a transformer and feeds to a
central dispatch.. The. signal

By LYNN BLANCHARD :

“old lady who decides . she

wants an asprin and presses

_ the. medical button,”’ joked. |
Ellis, ‘but these: problems.
_ are neglidible.”” -* wy
‘. Available since - March, .- |
-Medi-Alert. has 100 per cent
endorsement from’ medical
and emergency services and’.
is now being marketed pro-~
vince-wide. ‘The system is.

already operating in four or
five North Shore homes.

The complete kit costs
about. $400, but can also be
leased.

Ellis: said - ‘the. company :
hopes to. market Medi-Alert a
. “but we::

across. Canada,
have to walk before awe can

Tun,””,

. has a 30 to 40 foot range and .”: j
in the event. of:.a power...

failure. there. is a: “five-hour

battery backup. °

“o> “AML that’s: needed vis. a >
power outlet and 2 atelephone ..

“Jack,” said’ “Andy, Ellis, a
- Fepresentative.: of: ‘Knill?s
Alarm Systems...-" +
Ellis said: Medi-Alert is
geared to the elderly and

“handicapped, or people who

‘are susceptible to conditions
such -“as epilepsy or. heart

?: failure...

2 The “beauty of Medi-
“Alert is its portability,”’ said
Ellis. ‘‘Clients can travel
anywhere in B.C.-and main-

“” tain:24-hour Monitoring, with *-:

a the kit:’ ne

’ He. said many “problems
have been considered ‘and
“there may be some people

‘who abuse. the- -system: “but 3. a

we can deal with that.

“Oh; we might Bet a little:

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