SOS Watch or Alert Pendant for Fall Detection?

Choosing between an SOS watch and an alert pendant mostly comes down to personal taste: which one will you want to wear every day, including on your fall outings? For Thanksgiving, Christmas, walks in the woods and visits with loved ones, the best device is the one you keep on you. Here's how we see it at SecurMEDIC.

Our Mission: An Alert Pendant

Since 2009, we have been offering Canadians connected medical devices designed for health care and built for everyday life. Our mission is to help people live safely and independently, and to let families stay connected. An alert pendant keeps your habits intact: it stays discreet, is worn around the neck and requires no complicated gesture when you need it.

Behind the button, our response centres are located in Canada and operated by SecurMEDIC. They answer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with bilingual support. Whether you press it on a Sunday morning or a Tuesday evening in November, someone answers the call.

Our Emergency Button in a Discreet Format

On an October Saturday, you're walking in the park with your backpack. On your wrist, the watch counts your steps and tracks your heart rate, which appeals to those who like to monitor their activity. Otherwise, around your neck, the pendant stays under your coat, with no noise and no screen, which suits you if you'd rather not wear anything on your wrist. Either way, the emergency button is within reach.

Three points of comparison help you decide between the watch and the pendant:

• Where it's worn: on the wrist for the watch, around the neck for the pendant.
• Tracking: only the watch measures heart rate and counts steps.
• Weight: 42 grams for the watch and 53 grams for the pendant.

Medical Alert Systems for Seniors

SmartSAFE is our medical alert system, available as a pendant and as a watch. In both cases, an SOS button connects you to our response centres, GPS location shows where you are, and delivery is free anywhere in Canada, with no long-term contract. It works wherever there is cellular coverage. These medical alert systems are designed for seniors who want to keep their outings, their walks and their routines.

What if fall detection goes off for no reason? Automatic fall detection is a recent technology, so false alarms can happen. To cancel a false alarm, briefly press the button within 10 seconds, at no charge.

To see both formats, visit our page on mobile medical alert systems.