Panic Buttons
One press. The right people respond.
Trigger an emergency alert from the phone in your pocket, the tablet on the wall, your computer, or a Bluetooth button. PushPulse tells your responders who needs help and where on every channel, and starts the incident record.
A panic button wherever your people are.
A panic button system lets any staff member call for help with a single action, without making a phone call or typing a message. In PushPulse, every panic button sends an alert template you set up in advance, so the responders, channels, and instructions are decided before the emergency, not during it.
A panic button on every device
Staff should not have to hunt for a way to call for help. Long-press the panic button in PushPulse Mobile, tap the PushPulse Hub tablet on the wall, use the quick alert button in PushPulse Console, or press a keyboard shortcut in PushPulse Desktop. Each one sends the same alert to the same responders.
- Long-press panic in PushPulse Mobile (iOS and Android)
- PushPulse Hub tablets, always on with no sign-in needed
- Hub app on your own iPad or Android tablet
- Quick alert button in PushPulse Console, the web app
- Keyboard shortcut in PushPulse Desktop (Windows and Mac)
Physical buttons for busy hands
Some people cannot reach for a phone: a teacher mid-lesson, a greeter at the door, a cashier at the register. A Bluetooth panic button pairs with PushPulse Mobile or a PushPulse Hub tablet and sends your panic alert with a press pattern. At a desk, PushPulse Desktop works with Bluetooth and USB buttons.
- Bluetooth panic buttons paired with PushPulse Mobile
- Bluetooth panic buttons paired with PushPulse Hub tablets
- Bluetooth and USB buttons with PushPulse Desktop
- A press pattern sends your panic alert
Responders know who needs help and where
A panic alert is only useful if responders can act on it. Each alert shows the person or tablet that triggered it and the location it came from, and adds a GPS position when GPS tracking is turned on. The alert goes out on every channel the template uses, so responders are not waiting on a phone tree.
- Shows the person or tablet that triggered the alert
- Location and site included
- GPS position when GPS tracking is enabled
- Push, SMS, email, voice, tablets, and desktop
- iOS Critical Alerts and Android volume override
Silent or loud, decided ahead of time
Every panic button sends an alert template, and the template sets the rules. A front desk duress alert can be silent so it does not escalate the situation. A lockdown can be loud so everyone moves. Choose a default panic template for your organization, and each template controls who is notified, on which channels, and which integrations it triggers.
- Silent or audible, set per template
- A default panic template for your organization
- Templates set recipients, channels, and integrations
- Drill mode that clearly marks a practice alert
Every activation on the record
After a panic alert, someone will ask what happened. Status updates, notes, and the all-clear are written to the incident timeline as your team works, with delivery and acknowledgement logs for every recipient. Export the incident as a PDF report for your leadership, insurer, or licensing body.
- Updates, notes, and the all-clear on the incident timeline
- Delivery and acknowledgement logs per recipient
- Incident report exported as a PDF
- Cleared by responders or admins, not by the sender
Panic button questions
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