Project Lifesaver is an
innovative and rapidly
growing program aiding
the victims and families
suffering from Alzheimer's
Disease
and related disorders such as Down's Syndrome and Autism. Project Lifesaver uses state-of-the-art technology employing wristband transmitters
to locate wandering and lost adults and children.
Over 5,000,000 people in the USA have Alzheimer's. That number will triple by 2050.
Well over 50% of these people wander and become lost. A lost person with Alzheimer's or other dementia represents a critical emergency
as nearly half of them will die and many can become injured or fall victim to predators if they are not located within 24 hours. The
number of people, families and communities experiencing this risk will grow dramatically in this decade.
Project Lifesaver
How to Sign Up
If you are interested in project lifesaver and you live in Pike County, call PLS Coordinator Jared Roe at 740-947-2179
or email
jroe@waverlypd.net
Jared Roe changes the batteries on a PLS transmitter.
How Project Lifesaver Works
Project Lifesaver is much more than a passive ID bracelet. It is an active system that relies on state-of-the-art
technology and a specially trained search and rescue team. People who are part of the Project Lifesaver program wear a personalized
bracelet that emits a tracking signal. When caregivers notify the local Project Lifesaver agency that the person is missing, a search
and rescue team responds to the wanderer's area and starts searching with the mobile locator tracking system.. Search times have been
reduced from hours and days to minutes. In hundreds of searches, there have been no reported serious injuries or deaths. Recovery
times average less than 30 minutes.
The Project Lifesaver CARE TRAK bracelet is much more than a passive ID bracelet. It is a one-ounce
battery-operated radio wrist transmitter emitting an automatic tracking signal every second, 24 hours a day. The signal is tracked
on the ground or in the air over several miles. As each bracelet has a unique radio frequency, the Project Lifesaver search team positively
locates and identifies the person who has wandered away from home or a care facility.