A contingent aid device, system, and method are disclosed including a cavity with lid to hold a medicine, a control module, a lid status sensor, a medicine status sensor, a user-activatable tactile input, a status indicator module, a display screen, a communication module, a global positioning system module, an altimeter, a voice-in module, an audio-out module, a digital-in module, and a power source, wherein the device is configured to, without further user-initiated instruction or action, initiate communication with an emergency contact following removal of the medicine from the cavity, following user activation of the user-activatable tactile input, following a first predetermined period of time after opening of the lid without removal of the medicine from the cavity, or following a second predetermined period of time after removal of the medicine from the cavity without user activation of the user-activatable tactile input confirming the medicine has been administered.