The sad facts are that schools are not the safe havens that they once were.  There was a time that schools were seen as a place where students, while not necessarily in a stress free environment, were generally safe from any real harm, (not counting homework, of course).  Unfortunately, those days are long gone, especially in many areas.

The potential violence that students and teachers now face in the school system can, at times, reach shocking levels. Stories of teachers and students being attacked, stabbed, shot and even murdered while at school are not as uncommon as they once were or should be. Considering the rise in school violence across the nation, the idea of having a personal alarm, one that would function much like a medical alert system, is definitely an idea whose time has come.

The idea of teachers and staff being equipped with personal alert type systems or personal response systems is a concept that would have seemed out of step with the limits of technology just a few years ago. However, recent technological advancements have changed this situation. A newly introduced product, the MediPendant, has the ability to make schools and learning institutions much safer for both teachers and students.

The way that MediPendant works is that the system allows for two-way, instant communication to occur via a pendant that is carried by an individual. In other words, it’s a personal emergency response system. Once the pendant is activated, the person carrying the pendant who is dealing with a person in trouble is instantly connected with an EMT-certified professional who can send help immediately.

It is important to note that MediPendant isn’t a simple panic button. Instead, when one activates the MediPendant system, he or she is immediately connected with a living, breathing person at the other end who has been trained to know what to do next.  That is a game changing technology with real world applications and benefits.

The fact that two-way communication is instant and only a button push away is a breakthrough and makes MediPendant stand out in the PERS, or personal emergency response system arena. Is this idea a winner?  On that point, there is no doubt.