Safety Button for Healthcare Workers
Healthcare professionals, including home health nurses, visiting therapists, emergency responders, and social workers, are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others in a wide range of environments. Their commitment often takes them into unfamiliar neighborhoods, private homes, and varied workplace settings where personal safety can be unpredictable.
As these caring professionals navigate daily uncertainty and unique hazards, Safety Button extends best-in-class security beyond the clinic and hospital, delivering real-time, discreet help at their fingertips.
Safety Button is an empowering, easy-to-use tool integrated within the Alarm.com app, requiring no extra hardware or complicated setup. For a healthcare worker, quickly accessing help can be crucial, whether faced with hostile situations, medical emergencies, or traveling alone between visits.
With a simple press-and-hold in the app or tap of the home screen widget, Safety Button offers a silent and immediate way to signal for support. Releasing the button initiates a 10-second window to cancel; otherwise, the system sends the worker’s real-time location, profile info, and any added Notes to trained operators.
Healthcare workers can personalize their Safety Button profile with Notes . In the event of an emergency, notes are shared by trained agents with first responders, ensuring a fast, more informed intervention.
Emergency contacts can be added—such as a supervisor, dispatcher, or family member—allowing trusted individuals to be notified if an event is confirmed. Text-based communication allows discreet dialog if speaking is not possible or safe, further protecting staff in high-stress moments.
- Home Visits in Unfamiliar Areas: A traveling nurse is sent to a new patient’s home in a neighborhood she’s never visited before. When she senses something feels off—perhaps neighbors behaving aggressively or arriving at a house with unexpected visitors—she discreetly presses Safety Button. If needed, she can quickly summon help without escalating the encounter.
- Conflicted Patient Interactions: A social worker mediating a family dispute in a client’s home becomes aware the situation is turning volatile. By using Safety Button, they can silently alert authorities and their team, sharing location and contextual notes for a targeted response.
- Medical Emergency on the Job: A therapist providing in-home care experiences symptoms of a sudden illness or injury. They use Safety Button to ensure operators receive their location and notes, enabling trained agents to dispatch prompt emergency response.
- Travel Between Appointments: During late-night travel between patient visits, a healthcare worker encounters suspicious activity near their parked car. Safety Button lets them discreetly request help and text with operators if needed, reassuring them they’re never truly alone while on the move.
Healthcare workers are on the front lines, supporting others in every kind of community, often with little immediate backup. Safety Button gives these professionals essential peace of mind and security as they go about their critical work.
With quick, discreet access to trained agents providing emergency response, healthcare workers can focus on what matters most—caring for patients—while knowing help is always just a tap away. Safety Button uniquely adapts to the unpredictable realities of healthcare, supporting those who care for others when they need it most.
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