Emergency Rescue Door Hardware

Emergency Rescue door hardware is specially made hardware that will let the normally “in-swinging” door, swing out from the room if someone has fallen, or the door is being prevented from opening in its normal direction. Usually, a bathroom in a hospital will have this type of hardware.  

Emergency Rescue Door Hardware is a special application that requires a cased opening frame. This is a flat frame, or a frame without a stop (see below).

The Door must be able to swing in both directions. A Center Hung Pivot can be Offset mounted or Center Hung mounted in the door opening. The pivots need to match the weight of your door. A standard 3’0 x 7’0 door can weigh 125 to 150 lbs. depending on the material of the door.  

The Hardware that is specially designed for the opening is the Emergency Door Release. This is a combination Stop and a Release. The release allows the door to swing back thru the frame by way of a button or flip lever action.   There is also a combination strike - a double lipped strike with the emergency release incorporated as part of the strike.­

Pemko now has a double swing continuous hinge that allows the door to swing 100 degrees in either direction with Emergency Release Stop – this is continuous height - so there will not be sight lines from outside the door opening. Please see Pemko’s brochure for more information. This is a new product in the market for Behavioral Health Care.

A pdf download is available from ABH for the Emergency Rescue Hardware, McKinney Emergency Rescue Hardware are listed here on our website.

Please let us know if you need more information or a quote for any of these products. call 937-222-1522 or email: sales@doorwaysplus.com