Project Lifesaver

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Project Lifesaver

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{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
|name = Project Lifesaver
|name = Project Lifesaver
|image = File:Project Lifesaver.png
|image = File:Project Lifesaver.png
|formation = {{start date and age|1999}}
|formation = {{start date and age|1999}}
|type = [[501(c)(3)]] [[non-profit organization]]
|type = [[501(c)(3)]] [[non-profit organization]]
|purpose = Provides care givers and first responders "with a program designed to protect, and when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to the life threatening behavior of wandering".
|purpose = Provides care givers and first responders "with a program designed to protect, and when necessary, quickly locate individuals with cognitive disorders who are prone to the life threatening behavior of wandering".
|leader_name = Gene Saunders
|leader_name = Gene Saunders
|leader_title = [[Founder CEO]]
|leader_title = [[Founder CEO]]
|headquarters = [[Port St. Lucie, Florida]], U.S.
|headquarters = [[Port St. Lucie, Florida]], U.S.
|website = {{URL|projectlifesaver.org}}
|website = {{URL|projectlifesaver.org}}
|region = Australia (coming soon), [[Canada]], [[United States]]
|region_served = Australia (coming soon), [[Canada]], [[United States]]
}}
}}
'''Project Lifesaver International''' is a non-profit 501(c)(3) [[corporation]] founded in October 1998, by Chief Gene Saunders, in association with, the [[Chesapeake, Virginia]] Sheriff's Office.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewscenter.tv/content/news/Tracking-bracelet-you-could-put-on-a-loved-one-that-tends-to-wander-427538193.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610000732/http://www.thenewscenter.tv/content/news/Tracking-bracelet-you-could-put-on-a-loved-one-that-tends-to-wander-427538193.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 10, 2017|title='Project Lifesaver' offers free bracelets to keep track of elderly wanderers|last=Dunphy|first=Julie|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}} The organization was formed to develop a program for locating [[missing person]]s with [[dementia]], [[epilepsy]], [[Alzheimer's disease]], [[autism]], [[Down syndrome]] and other disabilities.{{Cite web|url=http://portcitydaily.com/2017/06/22/brunswick-sheriff-program-tracks-those-with-wandering-disorders-health/|title=Brunswick Sheriff's program tracks those with wandering disorders|last=Mannion|first=Cory|date=2017-06-22|website=Port City Daily|access-date=2017-07-03}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2017/06/06/missing-elderly-man-found-using-project-lifesaver/375510001/|title=Missing elderly man found using Project Lifesaver|work=Las Cruces Sun-News|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.kgwn.tv/content/news/How-Project-Lifesaver-can-protect-those-with-Dementia-426355831.html|title=At-Risk missing persons could benefit from Project Lifesaver|last=TL|first=RELEASE|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}} The program involves attaching a [[Transmitter|radio transmitter]] device to the wrist or [[Ankle bracelet|ankle]] of persons at-risk of wandering.{{Cite news|url=https://oswegocountytoday.com/office-for-the-aging-announces-new-program-to-provide-project-lifesaver-units-to-qualified-families/|title=Office for the Aging Announces New Program to Provide Project Lifesaver Units to Qualified Families|date=2017-06-27|work=Oswego County Today - Oswego County Home Page|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}} The battery operated radio transmitter is attached with a wristband and emits an inaudible pulse once per second, in the FCC allocated and licensed [[Very high frequency|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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.kvia.com/lifestyle/health/only-on-abc-7-man-92-suffering-from-alzheimers-rescued-by-project-lifesaver/532204940|title=Only on ABC-7: Man, 92, suffering from Alzheimer's rescued by Project Lifesaver|last=Folan|first=Evan|date=2017-06-09|work=KVIA|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://krwg.org/post/missing-las-cruces-area-man-found-quickly-thanks-project-lifesaver-program|title=Missing Las Cruces-Area Man Found Quickly Thanks To "Project Lifesaver" Program|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}}
'''Project Lifesaver International''' is a non-profit 501(c)(3) [[corporation]] founded in October 1998, by Chief Gene Saunders, in association with, the [[Chesapeake, Virginia]] Sheriff's Office.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewscenter.tv/content/news/Tracking-bracelet-you-could-put-on-a-loved-one-that-tends-to-wander-427538193.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610000732/http://www.thenewscenter.tv/content/news/Tracking-bracelet-you-could-put-on-a-loved-one-that-tends-to-wander-427538193.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 10, 2017|title='Project Lifesaver' offers free bracelets to keep track of elderly wanderers|last=Dunphy|first=Julie|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}} The organization was formed to develop a program for locating [[missing person]]s with [[dementia]], [[epilepsy]], [[Alzheimer's disease]], [[autism]], [[Down syndrome]] and other disabilities.{{Cite web|url=http://portcitydaily.com/2017/06/22/brunswick-sheriff-program-tracks-those-with-wandering-disorders-health/|title=Brunswick Sheriff's program tracks those with wandering disorders|last=Mannion|first=Cory|date=2017-06-22|website=Port City Daily|access-date=2017-07-03}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2017/06/06/missing-elderly-man-found-using-project-lifesaver/375510001/|title=Missing elderly man found using Project Lifesaver|work=Las Cruces Sun-News|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.kgwn.tv/content/news/How-Project-Lifesaver-can-protect-those-with-Dementia-426355831.html|title=At-Risk missing persons could benefit from Project Lifesaver|last=TL|first=RELEASE|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}} The program involves attaching a [[Transmitter|radio transmitter]] device to the wrist or [[Ankle bracelet|ankle]] of persons at-risk of wandering.{{Cite news|url=https://oswegocountytoday.com/office-for-the-aging-announces-new-program-to-provide-project-lifesaver-units-to-qualified-families/|title=Office for the Aging Announces New Program to Provide Project Lifesaver Units to Qualified Families|date=2017-06-27|work=Oswego County Today - Oswego County Home Page|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}} The battery operated radio transmitter is attached with a wristband and emits an inaudible pulse once per second, in the FCC allocated and licensed [[Very high frequency|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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.kvia.com/lifestyle/health/only-on-abc-7-man-92-suffering-from-alzheimers-rescued-by-project-lifesaver/532204940|title=Only on ABC-7: Man, 92, suffering from Alzheimer's rescued by Project Lifesaver|last=Folan|first=Evan|date=2017-06-09|work=KVIA|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://krwg.org/post/missing-las-cruces-area-man-found-quickly-thanks-project-lifesaver-program|title=Missing Las Cruces-Area Man Found Quickly Thanks To "Project Lifesaver" Program|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}}
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