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Previous Volume 335:1612-1613 November 21, 1996 Number 21 Next

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To the Editor: Both the article by Gurley et al.¹ and the editorial by Campion² (June 27 issue) address the fear expressed by those living alone — that after an emergency, they may be incapacitated for a long time before being found. Of the 367 persons studied by Gurley et al. who lived alone and were "found down" by San Francisco paramedics, only 1 had a commercially available device used to summon help.¹ Had the others had alerting devices, the long periods before they were found might have been substantially reduced.

There is some literature on "personal emergency response systems."³ . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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• Roush, R. E., Teasdale, T. A. (1997). Reduced Hospitalization Rates of Two Sets of Community-Residing Older Adults After Use of a Personal Response System. Journal of Applied Gerontology 16: 355-366 [Abstract]