Hi Gina,
I'm not sure how well you are up on electronics and pairing of devices, but basically you have a main controller box near your main telephone socket, they unplug your main phone and plug their box between your phone or phones, this allows it to override all phone calls and even if your main phone has been dropped, for example half way through a conversation. Telecare sends a signal to instruct both lines of communication are being interrupted which you will hear "Emergency outgoing phonecall being made please hang-up!" - the first time I heard this I was on the phone to my brother, and wondered what was going on. Basically, Telecare make calls to you - these are test calls, and you do not need a phone to talk to them they can hear everything going on.
Epileptic Seizure Pre-warning
Now, to your question - what you mentioned is quite true, I do not know your husband - but could you ask him if he has any pre-warning before any Epileptic seizure? this may sound stupid to you, it did to me when I was first asked the same question. With normal Epileptic Seizures people have said they have no such thing, until the person asking the question starts firing some strange questions at you; one of the main examples is: Do you ever get a taste of onions before losing consciousness? You may have found your husband does not actually know, or does but it is unclear to him. There are a number of Epileptic Specialists that will go through the questions, including that one I mentioned with your husband, because they specialise in this field they know what questions to ask that might make your husband recall, just before losing consciousness. It maybe just for 1-2 seconds but enough time to press the Emergency Button on his wrist, it is worn like a watch, there other devices like pendants which go over your head and hang around your neck, but they don't recommend them just in case during a seizure you could cause injury to yourself.
Come to think of it, I think your doctor should have a copy of the seizure questions, basically they go through them one by one - hoping one of them 'jogs' your husbands memory. A person with Epilepsy normally has a form of warning, but they are nonrecollective at the time. This is what I said sounds silly but a large majority of epileptics do have some form of notification just before their seizure occurs. So perhaps having a word with your doctor would be a good idea.
There are a few cases where this does not happen, with me I have no warnings of seizures, but I have Epileptic and Functional Episodes, both of which look the same to a person in the same room, but they are totally different to the person affected.
Epileptic Seizures = involuntary movements/spasms uncontrolled unless treated during or after seizure. An ECG will show the brain pattern of electrical pulses.
Functional Episode = involuntary movements/spasms uncontrolled unless treated during or after seizure. So far it looks the same, but the patient having the seizure does not have the same symptoms as an Epileptic Attack. The involuntary movements/spasms are there but the person is conscious to a fashion - durinng the seizure the person can see what is going on around them, but has no way of communicating, since all senses are affected. You could be calling their name, they would hear you but in no way can they respond back to you. Now, the big difference, if an ECG is done even at the time of the Seizure no out of the ordinary brain pattern is detected at all.
But with both types of seizure the patient would feel very tired and worn out after coming around. Now, about that RED button again, if a patient has multiple seizures - it could be pushed between them, or after if the person still feels un-well or unable to get back up. To be honest, I would not be without mine, it can be a life saver and many people swear by them. But I guess, it would be up to you as a couple if you would want the system in your house, the fire alarm detector is a bit more advanced, that also is paired to the main controller box. Of course if you have a power cut then it switches to battery back up - if any new battries are needed at anytime the box will dial out and order them for you, then you will get a call to find when the best time it is to call for an Engineer to fit them for you. The unit is just all automated.
That's a better write up, and how the box can be used before a seizure occurs (this might require your husband to see a Epilepsy Specialist, and know more than a standard GP.
Regards,
Les.