Wireless Alarm Devices and Applications

There are two types of alarm systems for your home or business: wireless and hardwired. When professionally installed, both applications offer excellent security, fire and environmental protection. The term "wireless" refers to the sensors installed with the system, like a motion detector, door contact or smoke detector.

There are advantages to both and it depends upon your individual needs, as well as access to wiring, as to which one is right for you. In many cases, wireless and hardwired devices are used together.

Hardwired devices are usually the preference when there is easy access to wiring or installation takes place during the construction stage. In the past, hardwired applications have been preferred because of reliability and false alarm reduction practices.

However, with wireless technology advancing so much in recent years, the reliability of wireless security is very comparable to that of hardwired. Many types of wireless sensors are available for security, fire, medical alerts, carbon monoxide detection, hi/lo temperature detection and much more. Wireless security devices are also less invasive than hardwired, and are best used in older buildings where access to wiring is impossible or where installation would cause too much damage.

As with all wireless devices, batteries must be changed. Atronic recommends changing batteries every 6 months in order to maintain proper functionality. Today's long-lasting lithium batteries help this process and most panels installed by Atronic Alarms report to you when a battery is running low, long before the battery needs to be replaced. This message is also copied to the daily Atronic Alarms' low battery report, which is reviewed by a staff member and then a phone call is made to your residence.

There is another type of wireless system that is being discussed on the market today and that is "wireless communication," which is different than wireless security devices, and will be discussed in future posts.

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Two-Way Voice Communication with Medical Alert Pendant

When you get older, the minutes between the time you fall down and the time you can get help are critical. The New England Journal of Medicine says that after a fall or other emergency, 90% of people who get help within one hour will continue independent living, but after 12 hours without help only 10% will continue living at home.

This year Atronic Alarms started offering the world’s smallest two-way voice speaker phone pendant communicator which allows clients to communicate directly to the central monitoring station.

Much like a walkie-talkie, if the pendant is activated, a person from Atronic’s monitoring station will be able to talk directly to the client to asses the situation. It is a perfect, stand alone system for aging loved ones who still need the independence of living in their own home but require extra monitoring in case of emergencies.

The two-way communicable pendent
and optional mounting unit
are small and water-resistant with long-range capabilities.

One of the differences between this system and other emergency response systems is the range required in order for the pendant to work effectively.

“The range from where the base is located to the actual device is almost twice as long as other medical emergency response systems,” says Todd Harrison, operations’ manager at Atronic Alarms. “It allows people to move freely throughout their house and even opens the possibility of going outside in their yard.”

The pendant and optional mounting unit are water-resistant. Additional monitoring charges apply. Contact Atronic Alarms, Inc. at 913.362.0000 for more information on this system.

Medical Alert Pendant

Atronic Alarms, Inc. sells a new medical alert pendant that features a 2-way voice system to allow clients to communicate directly with the people at the central monitoring station. For example, if an elderly women fell down or had a life-threatening emergency, she could push the button and talk to a "live" person who would then dispatch the proper authorities.

It is important to know that as the oldest baby boomers become senior citizens in 2011, the percentage of people 65 and older is projected to grow faster than any other age group.

The New England Journal of Medicine says that after a fall or other emergency, 90% of people who get help within one hour will continue independent living, but after 12 hours without help only 10% of people will continue to live at home.

For more information on the medical alert pendant, visit Atronic Alarms, Inc.