PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a detection device which can promote immediate coping of an arrhythmia which has occurred, and an alarm system having the detection device.SOLUTION: A portable detection device 10 comprises: a measuring section which can measure an electrocardiogram in a state in which the measuring section is applied to the body surface of the user an analyzing section which analyzes whether the electrocardiogram contains or not an abnormal waveform indicating an arrhythmia and a transmitting section which, if the analyzing section detects an abnormal waveform, transmits a detection signal indicating that the abnormal waveform has been detected to a communication terminal 20 near the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】発生した不整脈に対して迅速に対処するよう促すことが可能な検出装置および当該検出装置を備えるアラームシステムを提供する。【解決手段】携帯可能な検出装置10であって、使用者の体表面に貼り付けられた状態で心電図を計測することが可能な計測部と、心電図内に不整脈を示す異常波形が含まれているか否かを解析する解析部と、解析部が異常波形を検出した場合、使用者の周囲の通信端末20に向けて異常波形が検出された旨を示す検出信号を送信する送信部と、を備える。【選択図】図1