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'I've Fallen And...'

Life Alert, founded in 1987, claims to have saved 31,000 people from “catastrophe” last year alone, but admit it, when you think of Life Alert the first thought that comes to mind is: “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” The C. Everett Koop ads are second, at best.

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