Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 28, 2007).
Summary
The Bureau of Consumer Protection of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presents the full text of the fact sheet entitled "Personal Emergency Response Systems," published in March 2001 in PDF format. The fact sheet discusses the personal emergency response system (PERS), an electronic device that allows one to summon help in an emergency. The fact sheet also highlights how PERS works, transmitters, the emergency response center, and the decision to purchase, rent, or lease a PERS.