to begin recording and or to upload recorded audio to the telephone 14 such that the user selected event or events to begin recording upload need not be the same as the user selected event or events to activate the alarm fig5 shows example logic that may be executed by the processor 38 of the accoutrement 12 in accordance with present principles block 56 indicates that the processor receives user inputs from the osds shown in fig3 and 4 as described above and then at block 58 monitors the various sensors on the accoutrement 12 when a trigger event to begin audio recording is received at decision diamond 60 at block 62 any recorded audio is uploaded if not already uploaded to the telephone 14 preferably the upload is on a last in first out basis meaning that the most recently recorded audio is uploaded before older recorded audio if the user has selected to record only upon entry into a panic mode then at block 64 recording is commenced if desired simultaneously uploading the audio to the telephone 14 for immediate transmission to the above described server note that video from the imaging device 50 may also be recorded according to the logic of fig5 from block 64 or from decision diamond 60 if the test there was negative the logic determines at decision diamond 66 whether an alarm triggering event has occurred according to the user selections in fig4 if it has the audible alarm is activated over the speaker 40 at block 68 preferably the.