Beyond the Badge

10 Critical Features of Wearable Panic Buttons

Beyond the Badge

10 Critical Features of Wearable Panic Buttons

Communication is the first action in emergency response. The sooner everyone on campus knows to get to safety, the better the outcome. CrisisAlert is the only solution that initiates a lockdown and notifies everyone—911/first responders, staff and students—in seconds.

10 Critical Features of Wearable Panic Buttons

Strobes for Visual Notification
Intercom Announcements for Audio Notification
Computer Screen Takeovers
CrisisAlert
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other Wearables
No
No
No
Why It Matters
Flashing strobes in every room, hallway and common area, provide an immediate visual cue a Lockdown has been initiated. Especially helpful where intercom announcements aren’t easily heard—gyms, hallways.
Communication is the first action in emergency response. Immediate notification of Lockdown and steps to take to get to safety.
Network computers, smartboards, and signage provide guidance on your school’s Lockdown protocols.
Strobes for visual notification of lockdowns

Strobes

Screen Take Overs

Intercom Announcements

Relies on Wi-Fi or Cellular to Initiate an Alert
100% Campus Coverage
Battery Life/Charging Required
Incident Location Accuracy
CrisisAlert
No
Yes
Battery lasts for years and does not require charging
Real-time floor and room-level alert location accuracy displayed on your digital campus maps
Other Wearables
Yes
No
Requires charging
Can’t differentiate between building floors or provide room specificity
Why It Matters
Wi-Fi limitations and weak cell signals, common due to school building design, can result in messages not being sent or received, contributing to critical communication breakdowns.
Roughly half of emergency incidents at schools take place outside the classroom. Staff can initiate alerts from the playgrounds, athletic fields, parking lots, and other common sites for emergencies.
A device that must be recharged—whether daily or monthly—is vulnerable to being powerless or connected to its charging device and not accessible when needed.
Where other wearables can bring responders to the building, CrisisAlert shows responders on what floor and in what room, stairwell, or parking garage an alert is located. Additionally, responders see all safety assets near the alert—AEDs, first aid kits, exit doors—to accelerate and apply the appropriate response.
critical incident mapping
Safety Platform
Experience
Usage
CrisisAlert
Badges, critical incident mapping, visitor management, and integrations
600,000+ people wear the CrisisAlert badge every day
183,000+ alerts in 2023/2024 school year
Other Wearables
Point solution
Limited
Data not published
Why It Matters
CENTEGIX Safety Platform is the foundation for your school safety plans, with capabilities central to emergency response and the ability to integrate with your existing safety technology.
Years have been spent implementing, onboarding, and training staff and responders to maximize staff adoption. Innovations based on customer feedback have led us to become the leader in wearable panic button technology for K-12.
When staff are comfortable using the panic button to get help for everyday issues, they’re prepared to act immediately in an extreme emergency. When used in common occurrences, staff feel supported by the district and contribute to the safety culture.

Accelerate emergency response with CrisisAlert and the CENTEGIX Safety Platform because every second matters.

Communication is the first action in emergency response. The sooner everyone on campus knows to get to safety, the better the outcome. CrisisAlert is the only solution that provides:

✅  Visual notification
✅  Audio notification
✅  Badge doesn’t rely on Wi-Fi or cell
✅  Total campus coverage
✅  Badge doesn’t require charging
✅  Room level alert location accuracy
✅  Experience and usage

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