By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
  • Health
    • Mental Health
    Health
    Healthcare organizations are operating on slimmer profit margins than ever. One report in August showed that they are even lower than the beginning of the…
    Show More
    Top News
    How Not to Become a Victim of Medical Scams
    How Not to Become a Victim of Medical Scams
    December 22, 2021
    11 Ways You Can Care for Your Elder Family Members Health
    11 Ways You Can Care for Your Elder Family Members Health
    April 6, 2022
    How Can Brain Injury Lead To Dangerous Long-Term Effects?
    How Can Brain Injury Lead To Dangerous Long-Term Effects?
    August 30, 2022
    Latest News
    7 Most Common Healthcare Accreditation Programs: Which Should You Use?
    August 20, 2025
    Hospital Pest Control and the Fight Against Superbugs
    August 20, 2025
    Hygiene Beyond The Clinic: Attention To Overlooked Non-Clinical Spaces
    August 13, 2025
    5 Steps to a Promising Career as a Healthcare Administrator
    August 3, 2025
  • Policy and Law
    • Global Healthcare
    • Medical Ethics
    Policy and Law
    Get the latest updates about Insurance policies and Laws in the Healthcare industry for different geographical locations.
    Show More
    Top News
    health suppliments
    Experience Life in a Better Way by Experimenting with Supplements!
    November 15, 2022
    Are There Differences in Medicare Spending Across States?
    September 9, 2017
    Obama: Ryan’s Ideas Are Too Radical Unless They’re Also My Ideas
    April 21, 2011
    Latest News
    How Social Security Disability Shapes Access to Care and Everyday Health
    August 22, 2025
    How a DUI Lawyer Can Help When Your Future Health Feels Uncertain
    August 22, 2025
    How One Fall Can Lead to a Long Road of Medical Complications
    August 22, 2025
    How IT and Marketing Teams Can Collaborate to Protect Patient Trust
    July 17, 2025
  • Medical Innovations
  • News
  • Wellness
  • Tech
Search
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Threatened by Domestic Violence? There’s an App for That
Share
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
Font ResizerAa
Search
Follow US
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Health Works Collective > Policy & Law > Global Healthcare > Threatened by Domestic Violence? There’s an App for That
eHealthGlobal HealthcareHome HealthMobile HealthPolicy & LawPublic HealthTechnology

Threatened by Domestic Violence? There’s an App for That

psalber
psalber
Share
3 Min Read
mobile health for women
SHARE

mobile health for womenIf you have followed the recent stories about George Zimmerman, the guy who killed Trayvon Marten, you know that he was just released from jail, on bail, after being accused of domestic violen

mobile health for womenIf you have followed the recent stories about George Zimmerman, the guy who killed Trayvon Marten, you know that he was just released from jail, on bail, after being accused of domestic violence.  According to news reports, the story goes something like this.  Zimmerman’s girlfriend, called 911 to report that her boyfriend was breaking things, including a glass table, in her house.  He also pointed a shotgun at her.  After he pushed her out of her house and locked the door, he called 911 to report that his girlfriend had been breaking things in the house.  This is a classic batterer’s tactic – blame the victim for the violence.  In court, it becomes a “he said, she said” situation – difficult to sort out and often ending badly for the woman.

But now, there’s a device, called the PanicButton, that helps women get help quickly and provides evidence about what actually happened in the incident.  It is being tested in Vitoria, a town with the highest rate of domestic violence in Brazil.  Women in abusive relationships are given the PanicButton when they obtain a court-issued restraining order against their abuser.

Women wear the device on an elastic band around their waist.  If they are threatened by their abuser, they can activate the button by pressing on it for 3 seconds.  It transmits a distress call to a special unit of the Municipal Guard.  It has a GPS unit embedded in it so the mapped location of the event is transmitted to the closest police who respond, often within minutes.  Finally, there is also a recorder in the unit so that the conversation – threats and all – are heard by the police as they rush to the scene.  The recording is transmitted and stored in a police database to be retrieved later to be used as evidence against the aggressor – thus mitigating the type of “he said, she said” situation that occurred in the Zimmerman case.

More Read

Tips from Real Users on How to Succeed with Electronic Medical Records
Physician Network vs. Physician Community: A Strategic Interview with WorldOne Interactive + Sermo #doctors20
What distinguishes functional medicine from holistic medicine?
Innovative Ways to Talk About STDs
4 Important Ways Virtual Reality Is Impacting Healthcare

This device, which cost about $40, has led to arrests and is serving as a deterrent to further abuse.   My only question is how fast can we make this available to abused women everywhere?

(app for victims of domestic violence / shutterstock)

TAGGED:domestic violencePanicButton
Share This Article
Facebook Copy Link Print
Share

Stay Connected

1.5kFollowersLike
4.5kFollowersFollow
2.8kFollowersPin
136kSubscribersSubscribe

Latest News

travel nurse in north carolina
Balancing Speed and Scope: Choosing the Nursing Degree That Fits Your Goals
Nursing
September 1, 2025
intimacy
How to Keep Intimacy Comfortable as You Age
Relationship and Lifestyle Senior Care
September 1, 2025
engineer fitting prosthetic arm
How Social Security Disability Shapes Access to Care and Everyday Health
Health care
August 20, 2025
a woman explaining the document
How a DUI Lawyer Can Help When Your Future Health Feels Uncertain
Public Health
August 20, 2025

You Might also Like

Be Inspired: 3 Ways to Originate the Content Your Patients Want

February 22, 2016

CEO’s Sleep: How Many Hours do Entrepreneurs Sleep?

May 31, 2020
heath exchange enrollment rates
FinanceHealth ReformPolicy & LawPublic Health

Health Exchange Enrollment: Speed of Light or…Molasses

November 13, 2013
Image
Global HealthcarePublic Health

More Obesity News from The Lancet

August 30, 2011
Subscribe
Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!
Follow US
© 2008-2025 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?