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Panic & Personal Alarms

Panic and personal alarms let staff or residents call for help without reaching a keypad. This page covers fixed double-push hold-up buttons for desks and counters, wireless panic buttons for alarm systems such as Hikvision AX PRO and Ajax, wearable pendants and handheld transmitters, lone worker devices, and Hoyles DaDo panic strips that raise an alarm when pressed at any point, together with their corners and end caps.

Choosing Panic & Personal Alarms

Decide whether the alarm stays at a desk or goes with the person.

Fixed hold-up buttons

A double-push button needs its two buttons pressed together, which guards against accidental activation. The Hoyles PAB-S has a normally closed PA microswitch that opens only when both buttons are pressed, plus a lid tamper. The Knight KP4B shows its state with a central flag, and the Elmdene ELM-PA-G3-W is a Grade 3 double push button with integral resistors to suit popular control panels.

Wireless panic buttons

Wireless buttons join an alarm panel by radio, so they can be placed without cabling. The Hikvision DS-PDEB1-EG2-WE(B) is a single-button AX PRO panic button with Tri-X two-way radio, AES-128 encryption and an IP66 rating. The Ajax 138642.79.WH1 is a Grade 3 wireless hold-up device with a stated hub range of 1,500 m. The Texecom GBG-0001 combines an Elmdene panic button design with Ricochet mesh wireless.

Portable and lone worker alarms

The Hikvision DS-PDEBP1-EG2-WE is worn on a lanyard or the wrist and runs on a CR2032 coin cell. For larger sites, the GJD1280-868 is a handheld LoRa panic button with 2,000m of coverage and 128-bit encryption, and the Scope ESBMLC is a rugged IP67 UHF alarm with lone worker, man down and indoor tracking functions.

NeedExampleDetail
Counter buttonHoyles PAB-SDouble push, latching, stainless
Grade 3 wired buttonElmdene ELM-PA-G3-WDouble push, integral resistors
Wireless AX PRO buttonDS-PDEB1-EG2-WE(B)868 MHz, IP66
Wearable pendantDS-PDEBP1-EG2-WELanyard or wrist, CR2032
Handheld, long rangeGJD1281-868LoRa, vibrates on activation

DaDo panic strips

Hoyles makes most of the products on this page, chiefly DaDo panic strips. A DaDo strip is a switch strip in a tamper-resistant top cover on an aluminium mounting rail. Its switch is normally open with flying leads at the two ends, and it connects to Hoyles products such as the Aidalarm disabled toilet alarm. RPDFC flexible corners take a strip round internal and external corners, the RPDEC kit finishes the ends, and RPLED strips such as the RPLED01000 add LEDs that need a 12VDC supply.

Related categories

Panic alarms are part of our burglar and intruder alarms range. See also disabled refuge and toilet alarms, wireless burglar alarms and Ajax security systems, and pair them with security lighting or CCTV and surveillance.

Brands we stock in Panic & Personal Alarms

3E Security, Acre, Ajax, Aritech, CQR, Dahua Technology, DMP, Eaton, Elmdene, GJD, Hikvision, Honeywell Commercial Security, Hoyles, Knight Fire & Security, Pyronix, Scope, Texecom and Visonic.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a personal alarm and a panic alarm?

A personal alarm is usually carried on the person, while a panic alarm is often a fixed button linked to an intruder alarm system. Wireless pendants and portable buttons blur the line, as they can raise an alert wherever the user is. Choose by whether the alert should reach a monitored system or simply sound on site. The range here includes fixed panic buttons, wireless pendants and dado panic strips.

How do panic buttons work?

Pressing a panic button changes a contact or sends a radio signal that tells the alarm panel to raise a hold-up alarm. The panel can then sound a siren or send a silent signal to a monitoring centre, depending on how it is set up. Many buttons latch until they are reset with a key. The range here includes wired and wireless panic buttons.

What is a panic button?

A panic button is a switch that lets someone call for help quickly in a threatening or emergency situation, usually by raising an alarm on a security system. Buttons can be fixed under a counter or desk, run along a wall as a dado strip, or carried as a wireless pendant. The range here includes push buttons, dado strips and portable wireless buttons.

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