From 2005 to 2008, more than 500 patients in the United States had adverse outcomes, mostly death, because an alarm was ignored, or a device was silenced or mismanaged in some way, according to ...

While burglaries are increasing, the number of homeowners having alarm systems installed has tailed off in recent months. “With money tight, people appear reluctant to spend money on having ...

Wherever there’s a concentration of residences with home-security systems, there will be a lot of false-alarm calls. As the county grows, so will the number of false alarms. Unlike some Central ...

Casey Hospital executive director Peter Faulkner said the alarm failure had not affected patients. The whistles were issued ... Mr Faulkner said all systems had been deemed fully operational ...

Hackaday readers may remember a whistle detection device that I [limpkin] designed some time ago. As [Kevin] saw the new Staff roll call, he discovered this project and wanted to make his version ...

$47.99 (usually $59.99), Amazon Like the reviewed sunrise alarm clock, this model comes with all the bells and whistles of helpful features. If the yellow light doesn't pique your fancy ...

The alarm sounds 10 times. Myers said the whistle is sounded only in the event of fires. Meyers said all the volunteer firemen are issued beepers, which are activated by certain tones through the ...