Project Lifesaver
Project Lifesaver International is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation founded in October 1998, by Chief Gene Saunders, regarded as the Father of, and subject-matter expert on electronic tracking of persons at risk,[by whom?] and 2011 Presidential Citizens Medal nominee, in association with, the Chesapeake, Virginia Sheriff's Office.[1] The organization was formed to develop a program for locating missing persons with dementia, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, autism, Down syndrome and other related illnesses.[2][3][4] The program involves attaching a radio transmitter device to the wrist or ankle of persons at-risk of wandering.[5] The battery operated radio transmitter is attached with a wristband and emits an inaudible pulse once per second, in the FCC allocated and licensed 216 MHz frequency range, that can be picked up by a receiver operated by public safety officers. Project Lifesaver utilizes radio frequency tracking technology, which is tested by member agencies before being approved for field use.[6][7]
As of January 23, 2012, another milestone was reached with 2,477 rescues in an average time of less than 30 minutes, normally using only two to three public safety responders.[citation needed][8][9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ Dunphy, Julie. "'Project Lifesaver' offers free bracelets to keep track of elderly wanderers". Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ Mannion, Cory (2017-06-22). "Brunswick Sheriff's program tracks those with wandering disorders". Port City Daily. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "Missing elderly man found using Project Lifesaver". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ TL, RELEASE,. "At-Risk missing persons could benefit from Project Lifesaver". Retrieved 2017-07-03.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Office for the Aging Announces New Program to Provide Project Lifesaver Units to Qualified Families". Oswego County Today - Oswego County Home Page. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ Folan, Evan (2017-06-09). "Only on ABC-7: Man, 92, suffering from Alzheimer's rescued by Project Lifesaver". KVIA. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ Partners, News Editor And. "Missing Las Cruces-Area Man Found Quickly Thanks To "Project Lifesaver" Program". Retrieved 2017-07-03.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ alexis.spoehr@gaflnews.com, Alexis Spoehr. "Sheriff credits Project Lifesaver for boy's quick recovery". Suwannee Democrat. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "8-year-old found within minutes thanks to Project Lifesaver". Tallahassee News | ABC 27 WTXL. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "Albany County Project Lifesaver program gets $10K boost". Times Union. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "Westmoreland News, Montross, VA, Northern Neck, Stratford, Colonial Beach, Kinsale". www.westmorelandnews.net. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ Lillian, Betsy (2017-06-05). "DARTdrones Prepares Project Lifesaver Agencies for UAV Ops - Unmanned Aerial Online". Unmanned Aerial Online. Retrieved 2017-07-03.