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When residential fires happen at night while families are sleeping, deaths are more likely to occur. Smoke alarms are important for preventing these deaths, yet research has shown that many ...

Children in deep sleep awoke to recordings of their mothers’ voices — calling them by name and ordering them out of their bedrooms — even if they slept through the beeping sound a smoke alarm makes, ...

Globally, 92 percent of intruder alarm systems sold in 2017 were operated by either keypad or key fob; however, this category is expected fall to 81 percent by 2022. The share of voice-operated alarm ...

(Reuters Health) - A smoke alarm that broadcasts a mother's voice would wake children much more quickly than alarms that blast high-pitched tones, a new U.S. study finds. Sleeping children, as it ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Children in deep sleep awoke to recordings of their mothers’ voices – calling them by name and ordering them out of their bedrooms – even if they slept through the beeping sound a ...

Response times improved by up to 59% faster, Ohio State study says. A new alarm system that helps nurses distinguish between emergency and all other alarms can save lives by getting nurses to the ...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WBAY) - Quick thinking and springing into action. Two teenage girls in Fond du Lac escaped a house fire early Monday morning using a fire-escape ladder their family recently ...

Bay City, Mich. -- IPtelX, a leading provider of dedicated telecom solutions for the alarm and security industries, is pleased to announce the deployment of Dealer Branding for voice alarm calls. This ...