In the meantime, some strides to help relieve the swelling include: Apply some pressure. Put on support stockings, or compression stockings, in the morning on the swollen body part to reduce fluid buildup and improve circulation throughout the day.
Although the Minitor is primarily used by emergency personnel, other agencies such as utilities and private contractors also use the pager. Unlike conventional alphanumeric pagers and cell phones, Minitors are operated on an RF network that is generally restricted to a particular agency in a given geographical area.
Its pagers account for more than 80% of the market, and at one time contributed as much as $2 billion to its top line. But as the prices of mobile phones fell, so did the popularity of pagers. Having sold some 2 million pagers since 1997, the units are no longer the revenue drivers they used to be. But an important legacy of the pager age will be the networks left in place.