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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Vocal Smoke Alarm

Vocal smoke alarms are an important consideration for families with children.  By now everyone should understand the importance of having working smoke detectors in their living and sleeping areas.  What you may not understand is how a child's brain reacts to the sound of smoke detectors going off.  

To adults, the sound of a smoke detector seems like it should wake a hibernating bear.  There's no way anyone could possibly sleep through that high-pitched piercing sound, right?  Wrong!  Study after study continues to show that there is a good chance your children won't wake up in the event of a fire alarm.  And even though you hope and pray that you'll be able to rush in and get your children quickly, its important for children to be able to get up on their own and follow the family's plan for evacuating the house.  So, what's a concerned parent to do?

Enter the Vocal Smoke Alarm.  This smoke alarm is specifically designed to deal with the issue we're discussing.  Parents can pre-record messages that will sound when a smoke alarm goes off.  Studies show that this is an effective way to wake your children and direct them on what to do.  Mom can record a message that says "Wake up.  Go out of your room and out the front door."  This alarm fixes both problems of conventional smoke detectors: Children are wakened and they are given instructions on how to proceed.  The best part is that studies show that vocal smoke alarms are 99% effective in waking children.

The Vocal Smoke Alarm is available from SafeMart.com for only $49.95, well worth the cost of the added security and peace of mind.

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1 Comments:

At January 23, 2009 10:21 AM , Anonymous Vern M. | Arizona Home Security said...

I'd never even heard of the concept before, but if kids don't readily wake up for a screeching smoke detector then it sounds like a really good idea. I remember a few smoke detectors going off when I was sleeping as a kid, so maybe there are some people who sleep lightly and can hear them anyway. Still, better to have a backup than waiting to find out if your kids hear an actual alarm

 

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