Do you need to reactivate the alarm each time the person gets up? How does the alarm know if the person is on the bed or the chair?
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If you turn the alarm off when the patient gets out of bed or out of the chair, then turn it back on immediately, it is reset. It alarms when the weight is removed from the pad & will continue to alarm until you either turn it off or the patient sits back down.
1026831
No, you do not need to reactivate the alarm. The weight of the person laying on or sitting on the pad keeps it off. When they get up and their weight is gone, the alarm sounds. When they lay on or sit back on it, the alarm goes back off. There is a button to push when the person lays down or sits on the pad. When you get them up, you push it to turn it off while they are away from the pad.
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No, there is one alarm that goes off if the chair or bed sensor is triggered. You do not have to tell this alarm which sensor to monitor, it works when either one loses pressure at all times. You have to turn the alarm off and reset it when it goes off. This alarm can be put in one place in the home, or carried with you - it is the size of a small book. Sometimes I would take it outside if I had to do some work out there. This was truly lifesaving for my mother. I would just run to her room and make sure she did not fall (she has dementia and falling had become a problem.) I purchased mine through Kerr Medical and they were extremely helpful, I recommend them. No, there is one alarm that goes off if the chair or bed sensor is triggered. You do not have to tell this alarm which sensor to monitor, it works when either one loses pressure at all times. You have to turn the alarm off and reset it when it goes off. This alarm can be put in one place in the home, or carried with you - it is the size of a small book. Sometimes I would take it outside if I had to do some work out there. This was truly lifesaving for my mother. I would just run to her room and make sure she did not fall (she has dementia and falling had become a problem.) I purchased mine... » Read More No, there is one alarm that goes off if the chair or bed sensor is triggered. You do not have to tell this alarm which sensor to monitor, it works when either one loses pressure at all times. You have to turn the alarm off and reset it when it goes off. This alarm can be put in one place in the home, or carried with you - it is the size of a small book. Sometimes I would take it outside if I had to do some work out there. This was truly lifesaving for my mother. I would just run to her room and make sure she did not fall (she has dementia and falling had become a problem.) I purchased mine through Kerr Medical and they were extremely helpful, I recommend them. « Show Less
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I bought two of these, one each for my dad (93) and my mother-in-law (85). The light and sound alarms go for about 30 minutes. They DO NOT go on indefinitely or until you dump the pills out, so if the user sleeps through the entire 30-minute alarm, he missed it. I feel the alarm should continue indefinitely until the pills are dumped. The manufacturer was probably concerned about battery life. Just make sure the unit is in an area frequented by the user (near the bed in the morning and the easy chair during the day). Good luck.
1419044
The alarm is rather loud so it should wake up a sleepwalker if he/she gets out of bed as long as the monitor is nearby or next to the sleepwalker. It won't go off if you turn over. It should be positioned under the upper-mid part of your back so that the most weight is on it. It will go off if you lift off of the pad but turning over doesn't seem to be an issue. Not sure about your dog but if the pad is mostly under your back, your dog shouldn't set it off.
1080476
Yes! Put one on the couch and as soon as they jump on and the alarm sounds they jump off, after a few times all they have to do is see it sitting there that they won't go near the couch. Hope this helps
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Yes, the alarm will stop sounding after 45 seconds. It will be activated again if it experiences further motion.
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Yes it works very well with the bed alarm!! It alerts me when she is trying to get out of bed Make sure the pad under her well when she is in bed !
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Once the alarm is triggered it is on for the duration. The alarm has an auto shut off feature so after it goes off twice it automatically shuts off until you rearm it to prevent draining the battery.
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Yes, you first select and set the time to wake and the alarm will be approximate to the time selected based on your lightest sleep. Like today I had the alarm set for 6:15am and it woke me up at 6:10am. Woke up refreshed
1447095
if the person lifts up to turn, it will go off, but normally shuts right off. I have not experienced false alarms. This was very beneficial to us.
528482
According to the paper that came with it, you press either the sounds or the volume key to stop the alarm,. I tried it, but it doesn't work very well. The tune usually doesn't last very long, but there is one tune that goes on and on.
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It does not appear to have an alarm. I never looked into that feature until this question arose, but I did not find an alarm setting in a quick perusal and there are no alarm buttons on the unit itself. Further, a search of the .pdf manual for "alarm" found zero hits.
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I clip the alarm to my son's underpants and then put pullups over them. This way the alarm can work and the bed stays dry. Keep a stack of dry underpants and pullups out for quick nighttime changes. Good luck.
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Pretty much yes, con sometimes it go off by it self maybe because I had another alarm that was ready install or the person didn't know what he was doing. It's really good product yes I would recommend it
1133615
It is easy to set the alarm and once set, the alarm time is retained by the unit. However, you have to turn the alarm on every night. When you turn off the alarm in the morning, it is turned fully off and not just reset to alarm the following day.
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The goal of this unit IS to go off every time the sensor detects motion. So this unit is only operated by being on (detecting motion) or off. There are other forms of patient alarms, such as a magnetic clip, attached to patient clothing, that will set off an alarm when the magnets separate...with movement. An alarm like this might work better for you.
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Yes it does. It will remember the last settings you set up. If you want the alarms to work, you just have to enable them each time.