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Professional alarm monitoring: What is it, and do you need it?

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If you’ve been searching for the best home security system , you may have heard about professional monitoring more than once. And if you’re familiar with Guardian Protection, you probably already know we’re crazy about monitored home alarm systems . We really can’t stop shouting about it, and there are a lot of reasons why. Here’s what pro monitoring is, how it works, why we’re obsessed with it, and why you should be, too. What is professional monitoring? Professional monitoring refers to a 24/7 service in which a team of trained experts look out for signals from your security system indicating an alarm event or an emergency. This could be an intrusion or break-in, a fire, a medical emergency, or the presence of carbon monoxide. When you have professionally monitored home security, you don’t have to worry about alerting authorities in an emergency. How does professional monitoring work? Different monitoring service providers may have different processes in place. But generally, t...

Home Medical Emergencies: How Monitored Home Security Devices Can Help

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Medical emergencies can happen anywhere in the home. If you or someone you care about suffers from mobility issues, you know how important it is to have quick and easy access to help. Let’s talk about why it’s so important to respond quickly to injuries and medical emergencies that happen at home, and how monitored home security and medical devices can help. Average response time of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) When an emergency happens in your home, the average response time of emergency medical services (EMS) varies greatly, which is something you probably know, especially if you live far from a hospital or firehouse. On average, the length of time between a call for help and the arrival of emergency medical services is about seven to eight minutes in the U.S. In more rural areas, that number can jump to nearly 30 minutes. This information is not intended to reflect poorly on emergency responders, who face incredible challenges every day. Rather, these numbers underscore th...