Always_Ask_Questions,
“I can imagine someone hesitating to interrupt his seudah if the calls is likely to be a mistake. It could be just for that particular apartment if they make a mistake a couple of times, or it could be for a community where there are many older people who tend to press wrong buttons.”
I would think hatzolah members have times when they are “on call” and times when they are not. When they are “on call” they have awareness that they could be pulled away at any time, and can deal with that emotionally. And I continue to wonder how big of an issue false alarms really is for hatzolah. Are they against LifeAlert bracelets or similar technology?