Have you ever seen an emergency call button (say, in a bathroom in a hospital) positioned a few inches above the floor?

I’ve seen them low in bathrooms. But not in the actual rooms. Though I’ve also seen wireless ones that you can wear.

All of them I have seen in my hospital’s bathrooms have a string to pull, and they are long enough to nearly touch the floor.

The ones at our local hospital are toilet height but they have a chain that extends down to about ½ inch above the floor so they won’t get contaminated by laying on the floor. That way, no matter your situation, you should be able to access the call button!!!

Yes, a few times. The string was always fed through a loop higher up though. Having it low is to assist someone who has fallen.

Many of the ones I’ve seen are on very long strings or wires and can almost touch the floor.

I think a knotted, hanging string would be a better option than a push button located near the floor. A switch near the floor would be susceptible to water and soap splash when the floor was mopped. That would encourage corrosion and potential failure.
If I were installing it I’d use Neon-Orange Paracord 550 with knots or small loops tied every 6 inches along the length.

No.

No. The kids would be kicking it and the janitor would be bumping it. Total mayhem would ensue.

@Jeruba No, however, the emergency buttons I’ve seen in institutions have a cord which reaches to a few inches above the floor. I had occasion to use one last year when I fell and broke my hip. I was able to reach the lower part of the cord to get assistance. (senior complex of apartments)

I just spent a chunk of Thursday in a bunch of medical offices attached to a large hospital, and with this question in mind, I took note of the emergency call in every bathroom I was in. Total of five bathrooms in three different parts of the hospital, I only saw long call strings near the floor, no buttons or switches at toe height. All the bathrooms were in patient areas, not public visitor areas, if that means anything.