Request For Help Through Emergency Locator Beacon While Traveling Abroad

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How Emergency Locator Beacon Safe You While
Travelling Overseas?
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Travelogue overseas can be fun and fulfilling in
all outcomes, especially when one is armed with
an emergency locator beacon. Unexpectedly, a trip
that was organized for all the fun and excitement
it could offer can turn to a nightmare of tragic
proportions. How many people really make serious
plans for unexpected emergencies when they are
abroad? Apart from the few that buy medical or
travel insurance, people easily get beclouded by
the allure of a new experience that they ignore
the need to provide for eventualities.
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Common Emergency Scenarios Abroad
Medical Emergencies
These are very common occurrences, especially for
people travelling to places for the first time. A
food allergy, negative body reaction to food and
water, harmful insect bites, weather-related
ailments and others can cause a once excited
traveler to be sober on a hospital bed abroad.
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Natural Disasters
It can be an earthquake, a tsunami, volcanic
eruption, flooding, or other forms of natural
disasters these can badly affect your movement
or you. You may go hiking in the snowy mountains
and an avalanche occurs then what happens? An
emergency locator beacon can just be where your
help lies.
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Political Unrest
It is not uncommon to get into a country and find
that the important agencies are closed or there
are roadblocks on the streets and even a curfew
that makes it almost impossible to move around.
In such a situation, you may end up staying
longer in the country than envisaged or you may
be hurt if the situation deteriorates into
hostilities.
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Armed Robbery and Kidnapping
Foreign nationals are easy targets for armed
robbers, kidnappers and hostage-takers. When
travelling abroad, ensure to have an emergency
gps beacon on you just for this type of scenario.
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What to Do to Keep in Touch With Family and
Friends While Abroad
Use Technology to Stay in Touch
The world is intricately connected by technology
and you need to harness its power to maintain
your safety. Mobile phone applications for
instant messaging and display pictures can help
you give updates about your location on the go. A
device like Silent Beacon, an emergency locator
safety beacon can come in very handy here too.
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Stay in Touch With Your Family Members
No matter how busy you are or how interesting the
expedition gets, maintain a regular communication
schedule with your loved ones. They will be the
first to raise alarm if you do not call or send a
message as usual.
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Provide Advance Information on Your Whereabouts
Your loved ones need to know in advance if you
are going into a no-service area where you may
not be reached, or you are going into a meeting
where you need to switch off your phone. Carry
them along all through the journey and stay safe.
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Information Provided By
Silent Beacon
Address - 12001 glen rd. Potomac, MD 20854 Phone
Number - [phone] Website -
www.silentbeacon.com Email Id -
tech01_at_silentbeacon.com