A wall-mounted panic button is fixed to a specific location such as a front office, a classroom door, or a nurse’s station. It only protects the person who can reach it. A wearable panic button, like Punch Rescue’s Rescue Card, travels with the person wearing it. It works in a hallway, a parking lot, a supply closet, or anywhere else staff go during the day.
Most emergencies don’t happen at a desk. A wall-mounted button is only useful if the person in crisis can physically get to it. This isn’t guaranteed during a medical event, a physical altercation, or a lockdown that starts somewhere else on campus. The Rescue Card is button-activated and wearable. The Alert Station that comes with it provides a fixed audible/visual alarm point with cellular backup for common areas. This means the two form factors can complement each other (rather than substitute for one another).
Is a wearable or a wall-mounted panic button better for schools?
A wall-mounted button only works if someone can reach its fixed location. A wearable button travels with staff members. It can send an alert from anywhere an emergency actually happens (a hallway, parking lot, or supply closet), not just where a button is installed.
