situations where the user is made aware of personal risk from harm or becomes ill or injured upon activation of the alert module 21 a first indication is transmitted to the receiver module 30 the receiver module 30 receives the first indication and transmits a second indication in the form of an alarm to the supervisory module 40 the supervisory module 40 may inform the supervisor of the alarm through various means including for example a land based or cellular telephone a pager a personal computer a television or a stand alone device that is capable of generating an audible visual or sensory alarm to inform the supervisor alternately the user monitor module 20 may transmit the first indication directly to the supervisory module 40 alone or in tandem with the receiver module 30 alternately the user monitor module 20 may transmit the first indication directly to emergency personnel including for example a police department a fire department search and rescue workers and emergency medical technicians alone or in tandem with the receiver module 30 and the supervisory module 40 the emergency personnel may be able to track the location of the user as described above with respect to the first aspect of the subscription system 10 in an embodiment the emergency personnel may be equipped with a receiver module 30 in the case of a drowning alarm system the user monitor module 20 transmits a first indication of the user.