10/28/2026
The Golden Hour - "The First Hour After Injury will Largely Determine a Critically Injured Persons' Chances of Survival"
Founder of the Shock Trauma Institute in Baltimore, R. Adams Cowley, is widely recognized as the father of the golden hour concept, which states that “the first hour after injury will largely determine a critically injured person’s chances of survival.”
The concept of the golden hour has been widely debated since 1975, and whether or not the one-hour time frame is actually as important to a person’s survival after a traumatic injury. Regardless, we can all agree on this; if you, or someone you know got hurt, you or they would want help as soon as possible. When you boil the golden hour down to those terms, it becomes logical and practical messaging: receive help as soon as possible.
Personal Emergency devices can improve the response time of an injury, especially for those who are incapacitated. The Personal Emergency devices can help in two ways: if the person is able to speak or move after a fall or an injury, they can press the button on a Personal Emergency device and talk to an operator. Or, if a user falls, these devices with fall detection will sense the fall and call an operator automatically. An operator can then assess the situation, even if the user is unable to speak and send EMS to the location of the device.
Get Started with Connect Care Medical Alert Service to ensure that you or your loved ones are getting the help they need, when they need it.
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