A patient monitoring system includes an electronic device that may be manipulated by a first user. The electronic device has a first transceiver. A monitoring unit is worn on a second user thereby facilitating the monitoring unit to detect vital signs of the second user. The monitoring unit is in wireless electrical communication with the electronic device via the Internet or the like. Moreover, the monitoring unit selectively generates an alarm sequence when the monitoring unit detects that the vital signs have deviated from a pre-determined normal state. The electronic device generates an audible alarm when the monitoring unit generates the alarm sequence. In this way the electronic device notifies the first user that the second user is experiencing a medical emergency.
