A medical alarm can change the lives of people living alone or with a health condition, whether it’s ever used or not. If anyone can testify to that, it’s St John LifelinkTM representative Tracy Adsett (pictured above).When Tracy first visits people in their homes, they’re often anxious and nervous for many reasons, but by the time she leaves there’s a big smile on their face. “You’re helping give back their independence,” she says.
Tracy has been promoting, installing and servicing St John LifelinkTM medical alarms in the Hawkes Bay area for the past nine years, and sees on a daily
basis the difference a pendant or wristband makes.
“It’s the reassurance it brings,” says Tracy, citing one client – a heart surgery patient – who recently told her, ”Sometimes I just hold the pendant, and know that I only need to push it and the ambulance can be on its way.”
The fact that St John remotely tests everyone’s alarm every single night adds further peace of mind, she says; that and the fact St John is a highly trusted name in the community.
Arriving to people’s homes in the St John uniform always puts people at ease. “The uniform tells people who we are – that we’re professional people coming into their home.”
WHY HAVE A MEDICAL ALARM?A medical alarm is for anyone who may be concerned about being alone in a medical emergency.
For older New Zealanders who cherish their independence, a medical alarm means that if they slip, trip or fall, help can be activated without the use
of a phone.
By simply pressing the button on a wristband or pendant, they can be sure that help from St John is not far away.
FEATURES OF THE ST JOHN LIFELINK™ MEDICAL ALARM:- Will work anywhere in your house or garden.
- Base unit connects to a standard telephone jack point.
- Two-way voice through the base unit loudspeaker for hands-free communication with St John.
- Has a daily automatic self-testing function and battery backup for added safety.
- Easy to use, lightweight, water resistant and can be worn in the shower.
FUNDING IS AVAILABLEMany New Zealanders qualify for funding for a medical alarm through Work and Income. St John is a Work and Income approved supplier of monitored medical alarms and can help you through the application process.
For more information, you can call
0800 50 23 23 or talk to your GP.
ST JOHN LIFELINK™ COMPETITIONBe
in the draw to WIN a St John General First Aid Kit and a St John First
Aid Emergency Handbook (together valued at $113) we have 10 packs to
giveaway!
To enter, click here to download the competition form,
fill it out and answer the question below,
then send it back to St John!“Arriving to people’s homes in the St John __________
always puts people at ease.”Entries close 31st October 2009.
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