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How Can I Build a Portable "Dead-Man's" Switch?
An anonymous reader asks: "I'm a widower caring for my very disabled child. I have family who check in on me often, but not reliably, and not every day. How can I rig up a 'dead-man's switch' that will alert family or emergency services should something happen to me, so that my child can be cared for? Her medical needs are significant enough that being alone for even an hour could be fatal for her. We do occasionally get out of the house, so a GPS type cellphone and a heart-rate monitor watch would seem to be the ticket, but how to link the two and get the desired dialing behaviour?"
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My usual "dead man's switch" is a live grenade... however it probably wouldn't fit your situation very well. Nevermind. Good for hostage situations and job interviews though.
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Buy a cell phone. Call your relatives every hour on the hour to chat about your cats (you do have cats don't you?). They'll hate you for it. (Don't worry, they're family.) They'll stop answering the phone. They'll talk about the old lady going senile. But if you ever miss a call, they'll be there in a heartbeat to find out what's wrong.
Problem is, this requires surgery so it is not a DIY project
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Problem is, this requires surgery so it is not a DIY project.
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Now you tell me.
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How about setting up a computer that requires you to punch in a code and hit the "execute" button. You could have it set on a timer... say 108 minutes.
Might I suggest a buttont that you have to push every 108 minutes? Maybe on a phone or computer terminal where you have to press a sequence of numbers in order to show that it's you and that you are coherent? Perhaps a sequence such as 4 8 15 16 23 42.
Have you also considered moving to a facility where you and your child could recieve proper treatment or perhaps even be cured. I hear there is an island that might be suitable.