Panic Button

In an emergency like accident or robbery or attack there is no time to dial somebody to inform all your details and identity. if it is wearable like wrist watch in both hands even if one hand get disabled the other could be used to press the button. If others have better ideas let us share.

you should stick with this for now. once the doctor says your paranoid delusions have dissipated you'll see the Boogieman isn't real after all

They were real, i doubt, they should be real.

There is one now in India:

http://safemate.mapmyindia.com/

"... your name,ID,telephone number,GPS location,time,fingerprint etc will be displayed in nearest police station...."

Well, if you would be okay with a different (federal) law enforcement agency being alerted instead of local police, you could compose a mass text to your dependents allowing you to set the event in motion just by pressing 'send'.

If you use the right combination of statements declaring certain specific intent, all your personal info you mentioned will likely be in an interested agencies hands in a short time.

Yes I believe there are personal security devices that can do this. I think there are even phone apps.

Sorry, no particular product name or link springs to mind at the moment.

If a camera worn by victim automatically takes a photo of attacker,vehicle and scene and transmit to police and dependents it would be fine,thanks for all replies. If someone design one he/she can get patent.

If there is an attacker, my first thought is not taking his picture.

Keep in mind, the request you are looking for, I'm sure there will be costs involved, such as a subscription plan.

The UN will do this for free and simply pay for it with a world tax on the rich.

I had an old unused cell phone laying around with the battery out. When i put another battery in it called 911?

This can be easily implemented in a cell phone, land line, or a dedicated device. The problem is establishing the infrastructure in the jurisdiction where the user lives necessary to provide appropriate response.

Wow, this could be a nice IT undergraduate project could be integrated with vital signs 24/7 monitoring in the body. Could also be applicable in monitoring patients of old age remotely for doctors.

In any country where disappearances were reported but not cared by UN,USA etc countrymen should have some safety alarm device.

In any country where disappearances were reported but not cared by UN,USA etc countrymen should have some safety alarm device.
Look at post #13. That is your best defense in a bad area!

when you are walking along a road if a vehicle stops near you and somebody pull you inside it and get lost,what can you do.

If I was aware that the vehicle was following me or they were looking at snatching me off the road, I would get to somewhere well lit with lots of other people around. If that wasn't possible... RUN!!!!!

can elderly,the sick,women wearing certain type of clothe run.

That is why they need Situational Awareness (SA). If they are aware of their surroundings, maybe they won't go out at dangerous times or will bring someone else along with them?

How many times can one say the same thing in different ways.

If you're not in the dangerous situation, then you're safe!

I suspect convincing yourself that all problematic situations can be predicted accurately and early enough to allow avoidance, probably pits you more at risk....

A large part of any situation you are in is you. In order to be aware of your situation, a reality based awareness of self is vital.

"I suspect convincing yourself that all problematic situations can be predicted accurately and early enough to allow avoidance, probably pits you more at risk...."

My guess is that there is statistical evidence that says otherwise.

The training programs I cited in earlier posts would not be in existence nor converged in the method of training if there was a net negative effect.

However, what you say can be true and there is a certain amount of risk in it, but SA training has more benefits than detractions.

Actually AH, I wasn't referring so much to the training programs you mentioned. I am a big proponent of mindfulness (training and as a mindset) and martial arts. While I am unfamiliar with the specifics of SA training program you brought up, I suspect jiu jitsu, mindfulness training and SA training probably share some common themes.

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Hubris; that is what I was speaking out against.

'.... If they are aware of their surroundings, maybe they won't go out at dangerous times or will bring someone else along with them?

How many times can one say the same thing in different ways.

If you're not in the dangerous situation, then you're safe!....'

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This perspective is problematic for a number of reasons. Two that come immediately to mind are:

1. Over reliance on the ability to accurately predict all possible threats in time to avoid the problem.

2. Laying the blame at the feet of anyone caught up in a dangerous situation.....since "if you're not in the dangerous situation, then you're safe"

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A modicum of humility concerning the limits of our predictive powers and spur of the moment influence on the physical world is likely to be advantageous in life/limb threatening scenarios. Knowledge is power, especially knowledge about the limits of one's power.

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"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." -Proverbs

All anyone can do is make it better and lower the risks, but it's like getting your first car that has antilock brakes.

Some people will always be fools or at least foolish. If these misdeeds teach us anything it is humility.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGafFvnUC-Ijust for you!!

If I had the devise that you envision, I would be able to immediately notify the police. However, it turns out that it was the police that abducted me because they discovered that I had been in communication with CR4, a known subversive organization.

Fortunately, your device also notified the United Nations. Notice of my abduction would be immediately placed on the agenda for the next meeting of the General Assembly. There the issue would be debated for the next five years. Ultimately It would be concluded that this was an internal affair of a sovereign nation and out of their jurisdiction.

In the end, my country's ambassador to the UN would draft a sympathetic letter of condolence for my next of kin.

Look what happened to Eddy Cochran! He took his problem to the United Nations. He also called his congressman. Shortly afterward, he was killed in a mysterious airplane crash.

Good point,this is what happening in many countries,in one there were reports that bodies of killed people were tied to rocks and put in lakes. Recently they say bodies were taken to cemetry and put inside existing pits where dead bodies were buried. if crime is committed by state agencies and US say domestic inquiry is enough what can UN do,who will help minorities.

Sorry, I guess my last remark went over your head. You would have had to grow up in the US in the late 1950's to understand Summertime Blues

Cause it to crash.

Why should the USA care about any other country when its citizens don't know of any?

Oh my, this thread isn't about the education system you know !

I get the feeling what your are looking for is a liberal 'feel good' alternative solution that is nothing more than a Band-Aid to a problem.

What needs to be done is address and/or deal with the root of the problem.

And this is in all country's, you may never solve it, but as AH pointed out.... you have to be aware of the situation your about to put yourself in. That alone will help.

GA AH. Much depends on the individual. My 'panic button' is known to others as the 'safety'. It works well enough........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQlpDiXPZHQ

"I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up

plenty of people on North America get a service like this for elderly family members.

Strike any attacker soundly with your umbrella or walking stick....

...then zap them with your taser...

...then spray them with your pepper spray....

...then fire warning shot at attacker....

In some countries ruled by foolish communities pepper spray is banned because their foolish police say it might fall into the hands of criminals.

I was a bouncer for years. trust me pepper spray delivers!

"Pepper spray delivers"

So you need a device that, when you press a button, it calls the nearest supplier of pepper spray devices and has one delivered to the current (or last known) location of the device.

Maybe camouflage is the answer....

"it might fall into the hands of criminals."

It works better if it falls their eyes!

I think that the only way you will even be safe is if you lock yourself in a room and swallow the only key.

This only works if the key is coated with a powerful contact poison. The only way one cannot be harmed anymore is by being dead.

Not true!

Case in point.

Better hope you get the key back in time or you'll be very un-safe.

The only "Foolish communities" I know of are Baraboo Wisconsin and Gibsonton Florida.

Baraboo, Wisconsin?,.....Winter home of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.?

Yes, they stay there because Devils Lake keeps it warm.

I love Devils lake.

Those rocks that you think you are getting to the top of, only to find there are more.

By the same ill-conceived logic, many well-meaning (but otherwise stupid) governments make it difficult to get a firearm licence.

I hope those are floating firing pins.....

Just put a REMOVE BEFORE FRIGHT tag on that pin and all your anxieties will be swept away in a few microseconds.

Solar Eagle's idea is the way to go. I use these when I go on field trips to remote areas for work. I am required to have it on my dashboard at all times while I am driving, and strapped to my arm when I move around on site.

In the event of an emergency, I can remove a small protective cover and press the "SOS" button, holding it in for 3 seconds. This sends a message and my GPS coordinates to the nearest rescue service in my area, via satellite. The rescue people phone my mobile phone number to check if it really is an emergency, but if they can't get hold of me they send someone out anyway.

Three times a day, I also send an "I'm OK" message, by pressing another button. That way, if the device has been lost or stolen, the situation will still become obvious to my base contacts.

There is an annual subscription fee, about $100 - 150 or so.

Browsing in thrift store, I happened upon a small "personal warning device" it seemed well made and appeared to have a small compressed gas canister. I pulled the small lanyard and the most horrendously loud screech caused me to drop it. One attempt to put the pin back in failed and I left the store along with everyone else.

My Samsung cell phone has a red button for emergency notification to 911 or a number of my choosing which can be programmed in the phone options.

This would seem to an application for a smart watch, pulling out a phone is too time consuming whereas an app on the watch could activate the phone. This is not just a gadget for the paranoid or situationally unaware as some have suggested. It is of use for those with health problems such as those who have recently had strokes or TIAs and are at risk of another.

As an example, my father recently had a TIA while walking alone in the countryside on holiday in central Europe. Fortunately he managed to get himself back to his accommodation. On his return home we fitted the house and garden with a radio alarm, but if he goes out he is reliant on being able to get his phone out and make a call. An alarm call system with GPS would be useful.

My mum had a Loc8tor GPS for just that reason. Press the 'alert' button on and your position is notified to whoever you've set.

Let us know its model number and brand name.

Loc8tor GPS tracker. See www (dot) loc8tor (dot) com.Go to "GPS tracker" which, weirdly, they now seem to be aiming exclusively at the vehicle tracking market. However, it does not need to be plugged in, will last about a week on battery in my experience (report 10 minutes, nightime usually still), and can be attached to your parent, child or dog in supplied holder with velcro look attachment. It can also be attached to a band on you arm if you're out jogging. NB Dog may have trouble with panic button activaton.

In normal use the tracker will log position somewhere between every 10 seconds and every hour according to your choice. You can log in through a browser and view where the tracker is now, or where it's been for any given history you set. Mobile browser will show you both your position and the tracker's position if your phone is GPS capable.

The until in the pictures is the tracker and the grey button in the middle the panic button which will "alert" by e-mail and or text when the button is pressed. You can set who is alerted. No idea how many alerts can be set up, the most I've ever used is six. You can also set "geofences" so you get an alert if the tracker leaves or enters are given area or areas. You can set who receives those alerts too.

My use was originally something that my mum knew she could press if she needed me. However, since mum has moved into supported accommodation it's now mostly used to track the dog in the woods and also so I can go back and revisit my trails. I've used it abroad to keep tabs on my son in case I lost him in a strange city and to revisit on a map where we went.

How about a padded belt buckle that goes on the back of the belt that contains a low -powered,truncated shotgun shell,( caliber is your option) triggered by actuation on the front buckle.(With design to prevent accidental actuation,of course.)

No need for a heavy shot load,or much powder,since it will be used in nearly point-blank range.

Anyone attempting an attack from the rear would have a nasty surprise.

This would work even if face down.

I expect a lot of criticism on this method.

Recently Tony Blair has visited this country and he too has told international inquiry on war crimes is not required,domestic inquiry is enough,what are they doing from Vietnam war era on wards,how many civilisations have they ruined. When Indians,Chinese,Egyptians,Syrians,Iranians,Babylonians became civilised there was no America on the map.

Please explain your reply,it appears to be off topic to me,unless you consider self protection and reduction of crime rate a war crime.

If those missing are criminals why can't they be taken to court,why should you kill them,even journalists.

Yes, we want the British to quit India!

So what happened ?

Adendum to OP.

A simple means of preventing accidental discharge could be 2 mercury switches( or similar solid state position detectors) embedded in arms of clothing, wired in series,so that when both hands,and only both, are raised above the head it would fire.

A second action would be required,such as a ring on a finger rotated to a certain

position in combination with above actions.

For example,two rings together on same finger,rotated into a fire postion when

notches line up together,which could be detected by sense of touch.

This would stop repeat offenders,revolving door criminals,and save millions of dollars annually.

There are a lot of responses, and a lot of good answers. But it all comes down to this: There are a lot of devices on the market today that are capable of doing what you want. However, they will only work if there is someone on the other end of the call that is willing or capable of providing an appropriate response in a timely fashion to your emergency.