Panic bar latch release assembly

A panic bar latch assembly coupleable to a door, the panic bar latch assembly comprising:

• an exterior handle latch operable between a latched position latching the door and an unlatched position unlatching the door;
• an interior latch release having two bar mounts and an elongated push bar coupled to said bar mount for movement between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein said elongated push bar extends between said two bar mounts;
• a push rod extending through the door, said push rod having a first end coupled to said exterior handle latch and a second end coupled to said interior latch release wherein movement of said interior latch release from said extended position to said retracted position causes said push rod to move towards said exterior latch to force the exterior handle latch to move from said latched position to said unlatched position.