Project Lifesaver

{{Short description|American non-profit organization}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox organization

|name = Project Lifesaver

|image = File:Project Lifesaver.png

|formation = {{start date and age|1999}}

|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".

|leader_name = Gene Saunders

|leader_title = Founder CEO

|headquarters = Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.

|website = {{URL|projectlifesaver.org}}

|region = 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 persons 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 radio transmitter device to the wrist or 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 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}}

As of March 2023, another milestone was reached with over 4,000 rescues{{cite web |title="Deploying High: The man, the mission, and the story behind Project Lifesaver International" by Chief Gene Saunders and Nora Firestone to be released as a Kindle Book on Amazon on March 15th, 2023 |url=https://rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com/story/48478294/deploying-high-the-man-the-mission-and-the-story-behind-project-lifesaver-international-by-chief-gene-saunders-and-nora-firestone-to-be-released-as-a |website=News Channel Nebraska |publisher=Project Lifesaver International/ News Channel Nebraska |access-date=March 1, 2023}} in an average time of less than 30 minutes, normally using only two to three public safety responders.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.suwanneedemocrat.com/news/sheriff-credits-project-lifesaver-for-boy-s-quick-recovery/article_d8382438-5c2f-11e7-8e89-ab7727301b22.html|title=Sheriff credits Project Lifesaver for boy's quick recovery|first=Alexis|last=Spoehr|work=Suwannee Democrat|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.wtxl.com/news/year-old-found-within-minutes-thanks-to-project-lifesaver/article_10c5184a-5c1e-11e7-8a87-879d130a2dbc.html|title=8-year-old found within minutes thanks to Project Lifesaver|work=Tallahassee News {{!}} ABC 27 WTXL|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-County-Project-Lifesaver-program-gets-10K-11222489.php|title=Albany County Project Lifesaver program gets $10K boost|work=Times Union|access-date=2017-07-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.westmorelandnews.net/ruritan-club-donates-to-project-lifesaver/|title=Westmoreland News, Montross, VA, Northern Neck, Stratford, Colonial Beach, Kinsale|website=www.westmorelandnews.net|language=en|access-date=2017-07-03}}{{Cite news|url=https://unmanned-aerial.com/dartdrones-prepares-project-lifesaver-agencies-uav-ops|title=DARTdrones Prepares Project Lifesaver Agencies for UAV Ops - Unmanned Aerial Online|last=Lillian|first=Betsy|date=2017-06-05|work=Unmanned Aerial Online|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}