I am looking for information to assist with selection of the right type of panic alarm. We are designing meeting rooms where employees will work with our Service Users on a 1 to 1 basis.

Part of the assessment process identifies the requirement to have an alarm to call assistance. There are a number of alarms available between portable and fixed wall/furniture strips. What are your experiences of each in terms of ease of access for the user?

With thanks

Hi Hacon,
We currently have a mixture of fixed wall switch alarms and analogue pager systems- e.g. hold button for two seconds.
I have previously used a three way mobile pager;
1 hold button for 2 seconds
2 Man down- pager horizontal for 2 seconds
3 pull cable connected to person.
It worked reasonably well except for horizontal alarms as when you sat down it tended to turn horizontal! Also coverage with analogue alarms can be a problem.
We are currently switching to a wifi system where the alarms will also double as phone system.
Have you considered an under desk alarm (consultation room layout very important) and a phone distress signal system? e.g. call reception with a generic coded message.