[0x20cowboy]

> I'm considering that I should set up some kind of code system with my family for this. As in, if I ever end up in a situation where I need help, I'll use a particular code phrase.

You absolutely should. And include something for videos (like FaceTime calls). Especially if these members of your family are boomers+

[esperent]

Have you done it yourself? What did you use, a phrase or code, something like that?

[floydnoel]

In Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger's character uses the family pet's name to determine that the foster parents were dead. I think something like this, that is knowledge-based and would be easy to remember in a crisis would work best.