#$%^&*AU2018100352A420180426.pdf#####-16ABSTRACT There is a transmitter 1 for a personal distress beacon which is adapted for casual or permanent attachment to part of a users body such as the ear 2 in a manner to monitor, for possible activation of said transmitter:- one or more vital signs associated with said body, or - one or more stress hormones associated with said body, or - one or more vital signs and one or more stress hormones associated with said body The transmitter upon activation emits said distress beacon to alert and disclose the location of said user to at least one selected recipient.V6a ZB