Pepper spray tops many lists for effective protection devices.
Martial arts expert Dan Anderson agrees it can do the job.
"Someone will walk up to me and tell me that they feel a lot more confident after training," he said."I would just reach down my pocket and I would grab a handful a change in my hand ... and throw the change at their face. And then, of course, I would try to run and get out of the situation," Anderson said."He came in and he struck me in the mouth," Christin Wein told CBS2.
The bracelet is called Flare. It's designed so a small button can alert up to five contacts and 911, and also shows a person's location."When you're in trouble, when you're in an unsafe situation or when you're in a questionable situation, you can really discreetly get help," de Zarraga said.
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