A Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) is typically comprised of what monitoring arrangement?

• A. A base station, a handheld receiver, a landline, and a central monitoring center.
• B. A small radio, a transmitter, a console connected to your telephone and an emergency response center that monitors calls.
• C. A smartwatch, a GPS module, and a cloud server.
• D. A base station, a battery pack, and a monitoring app.

Answer: (B)

PERS works by a wearer activating a small wireless transmitter that sends an alert to a home base, which then uses a telephone line or cellular link to reach an emergency response center that monitors and dispatches help. The described arrangement fits this flow: a wearable radio, a transmitter, a console connected to your telephone, and an emergency response center that monitors calls.

The other options don’t align with how PERS typically operates. They either replace the essential wearable and monitored link with consumer devices (like a smartwatch with GPS or a monitoring app) or omit the direct connection to a dedicated emergency response center, which is central to PERS functionality.