Project Lifesaver
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Project Lifesaver is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation founded in April of 1999 through the Chesapeake Virginia Sheriff's Office. The organization was formed to develop a comprehensive program to enhance success at locating missing persons with dementia. The program involves a pro-active approach to identifying at-risk persons of wandering and attaching a radio transmitter device to their wrist or ankle by way of a plastic or nylon wristband. The battery operated transmitter emits an inaudible pulse frequency once per second that can be picked up by a special receiver operated by trained public safety officers.
Project Lifesaver Headquarters in Chesapeake Virginia provides the equipment and training for public safety agencies across the United States. The agency starts their own Project Lifesaver program in their community and manages their "at-risk client base" by enrolling persons and changing the batteries each month.
As of September 2005, over 1,215 persons nationwide have been located successfully and uninjured in an average time of less than 30 minutes using only two to three public safety responders. The program has proved to be the nations most successful system of locating persons missing due to dementia, saving time, manpower and money.
[edit] External link
- www.projectlifesaver.org, official site of project lifesaver international
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