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Keep a personal emergency alarm accessible

Keep the alarm accessible on the person and ready for use as instructed. Test it according to the service arrangement; it does not replace fall prevention or care.

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-20

Keep a personal emergency alarm accessible. Wrong action: Keeping the personal emergency alarm in a drawer while the person is alone. Correct action: Keep the alarm accessible on the person and ready for use as instructed.

Why it matters

A person who falls may be unable to reach a phone in another room.

Wrong action

Keeping the personal emergency alarm in a drawer while the person is alone.

Correct action

Keep the alarm accessible on the person and ready for use as instructed.

What to do

  1. Confirm wearing, operating and test instructions with the alarm service.
  2. Keep the alarm accessible on the person and ready for use as instructed.
  3. Test it according to the service arrangement; it does not replace fall prevention or care.

If something happens

For serious injury, unconsciousness or difficulty breathing, keep yourself safe, call 999 and follow the operator.

Sources and review

This page provides general home-safety information and does not replace medical, legal, electrical, or other professional advice.

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