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I set up a smart home panic button, and it’s the one device I hope I never use

Better safe than sorry.

Panic button 2.0: The new era of workplace emergency response

A few months ago, a home healthcare worker found herself in the middle of a Chicago street. Her patient was making a beeline for the busy intersection.
CNN

Experts say panic buttons can enhance school safety, but only 6 states require them

In December 2021, the principal at Eagle Point Elementary School in Broward County, Florida, received an anonymous bomb threat. Using a silent panic alarm app on her phone, she alerted police and ...
Security

AtlasIED Rapid Alert System

AtlasIED, a leader in the security and commercial audio industries, today announced the launch of its new Rapid Alert system, which includes the IP-PB wearable panic button and the IP-RC ...
Sun Sentinel

Broward schools to implement wearable panic buttons

Immediate help in a school shooting or other crisis will soon be a few clicks away for Broward school employees, even if they don’t have access to their phone. The school district is buying panic ...

Panic buttons in schools: $7 million effort is delayed a year

The ambitious $7 million technology program was supposed to make Hawaiʻi schools safer by equipping teachers and principals ...