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Project
Lifesaver is a rapid-response program aiding
victims, and their families, suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders such as dementia, as well as autism and learning disabilities.
Project Lifesaver uses state-of-the-art technology and specially-trained
officers to locate individuals who have wandered away and cannot take
care of themselves.
- People protected
by Project Lifesaver are required to wear a personalized bracelet
that emits a tracking signal. The tracking bracelet emits and automatic
signal every second 24 hours a day. When caregivers notify the local
Project Lifesaver Sheriff's Office that the person is missing,
a serach and rescue team responds to the wanderer's area and starts
searching with the mobile locator tracking system. This enables trained
rescue personnel to locate the subjects in minutes instead of hours.
- Project
Lifesaver has experienced
a 100% success rate. Every person lost has been located, with no serious
injuries of deaths. The average rescue time after arriving at the scene
is 22 minutes.
- There are approximately
101,000 individuals living in the Commonwealth of Virginia with Alzheimer's
disease, making this a very important program.
- The Orange County
Sheriff's Office provides radio-operated wrist transmitters to citizens
residing in the County that meet the criteria for obtaining one. Participants
must understand that the transmitter is to be returned to the Sheriff's
Office once the bracelet is no longer needed.
- Project
Lifesaver is a
partnership between the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the Town of
Orange Police Department, the Town of Gordonsville Police Department,
and TRIAD.
- Donations are
needed to purchase additional bracelets for Alzheimer's patients and
other vulnerable citizens. Each bracelet costs approximately $300.00,
and batteries need to be maintained monthly at a cost of $20.00. Any
donation towards this program would be appreciated. When making a donation,
please make a check out to Project Lifesaver International and write
in the memo line Orange County Triad.
For
more information,
contact the Orange County TRIAD Program at:
(540)
672-1536
PO Box 1092
Orange, VA 22960 |
