For medical practitioners only...

So clearly this is terrible. And obviously me finding this even a little bit funny means I am a terrible person. But, I mean, _come ON_!!!

Emergency response pendant implicated in cases of strangulation, FDA warns.
MedPage Today (9/23, Petrochko) reported, "The Philips Lifeline brand of emergency response pendant may strangle its wearer if it becomes snagged, the FDA cautioned." This holds especially true for "patients who use wheelchairs, walkers, beds with guardrails, or other objects that could entangle the object." Already, "at least six occurrences of serious injury or death have occurred since 1998 when the device's cord became caught on something."


Sigh...