Have you seen examples of wearable technology intended for personal safety or emergencies?

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Information Systems Enterprise Architect IIa year ago

Recently rolled out a mobile 'duress messaging' system that our behavior health clinicians are wearing. No issues to date. 

Director - IT Infrastructure - Databases and eBusiness Specializing in Information Technology in Retail2 years ago

Yes and it works fantastic 

Director in Manufacturing3 years ago

Yes in mines and chemical plants all the time. Been around for decades

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CIO in Software3 years ago

Yes, especially for women, babies and the elderly

Chief Technology Officer in Software3 years ago

There are plenty of these devices, though some may not strictly fall into the wearable category. Apple Watch is probably the most ubiquitous along with AirTags which can most definitely be used for safety.  Garmin's inreach devices are often worn (carabinered to) hikers in remote areas should there be an issue.  Some of our clients have and are developing tech in aged care for falls etc. Versions of this have been around for years, but are improving constantly.

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no title3 years ago

My wife's Garmin watch has in fact false-alerted on several occasions, alerting me an "incident occurred when she's out for a run and all she did was change directions or stop suddenly.

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