Alarm bracelets as a security measure

A few years ago, after a series of sexual assaults, the controversial proposal made the rounds in Rome to equip women with alarm bracelets to give them another tool to protect against unwanted sexual advances. The functional principle of the alarm bracelet was based on GPS tracking, so that when the button was pressed, the police were notified and could intervene quickly. However, the idea was met with some skepticism by many women (“We're not dogs!”), even though it was intended to complement existing preventive measures such as self-defense and pepper spray.

Especially after two further incidents - including the serious injury and rape of a thirty-one-year-old diplomat's daughter from Lesotho, who was rescued thanks to two Italians, and another woman who was raped at a train station after shopping - the acceptance of an alarm bracelet for vulnerable people is becoming more widespread Groups of people are likely to increase.

Further areas of application for alarm bracelets

Alarm bracelets can also provide elderly people with quick help in the event of a fall or getting lost. Such bracelets are also useful for children when quick reactions are required, for example at the edges of pools or bank areas, as well as on longer journeys to school or leisure activities, when reaching for a smartphone and dialing an appropriate emergency number takes up too much time. Hikers, mountaineers or climbers who are lost or have an accident can also benefit from such an alarm bracelet.

The benefits of such bracelets are not just limited to humans: they also do an excellent job in tracking dogs. With products like those from Tractive, the animal's position can be easily read on the display of your smartphone. These bands are also able to archive the animal's fitness statistics such as number of steps, rest phases and activity and transmit them to the associated smartphone.

Innovative products in the field of animal care

Another very innovative product is the world's first mobile, heated dog blanket from Outchair. This is available on alarmbands.com's subsidiary platform, Outchair.at.