Project Lifesaver

[md_p97]

Last night, in the Montgomery County, Maryland - Bethesda Police District, I heard some type of special ops being conducted on one of the side channels.

The ops involved a dispatcher (which is rare for the PD side), a K9 officer, and several of the Bethesda beat officers.

When I picked up in the conversations, the K9 officer was detailing that he was receiving 20-30% signal and tracking south into the district. A Lookout was re-broadcast on the ops channel for a 71 year old Alzheimers patient.

As the operation contiunued, the K9 officer would chime in his location and signal strength (I don't know if he was in his vehicle or on foot). I assumed he was perhaps using Lo-Jack device.

Several minutes later another officer chimed up that the patients picture had been successfully uploaded to "projectlifesaver.com" (via his MDT I believe)

So, being the inquisitive guy that I am, (and after waiting out another goal line stance in last nights game) I checked out the web site.

Apparently, you can "tag" the elderly, and through a radio emitting bracelet, track the old geezers down with a homing device.

The site itself never did reveal a section of photo's for missing patients, so I am not sure what the uploading was about, but if you click the link for "Care Track International" it describes some basics about the transmitter.

Anyway....just thought this was interesting.

Paul

P.S. The patient returned home on his own, and the ops were cancelled.

Found additonal information here: http://projectlifesaver.org

 

[SCPD]

Thiss should be in the Maryland forum.

 

[ScanManQSL]

Interesting. Thanks for the information!

 

[b7spectra]

Just because it happened in Maryland, the information presented should be kept for all to read. Not everyone reads every states forum.

 

[unitcharlie]

Several minutes later another officer chimed up that the patients picture had been successfully uploaded to "projectlifesaver.com" (via his MDT I believe)

There are a number of success stories in Central Kentucky using the Project Lifesaver technology.... the fotos I am familiar with are files from the missing persons' family that are loaded into the responding officer's MDC and then IMed to other officers working the search....

If you get the chance go to where they are training and watch/listen, it is really interesting... kinda like Ham Fox hunts but with real consequences if the Fox isn't found.....

 

[LarryMax]

Wonder when they will be marketing this to parents of small children?

I could see myself walking the streets with a hand held Yagi looking for my kids Or in a few years, My kids looking for me

My grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. This would have been a great help when she "Went for her walks".

I truly hope none of you have to ever deal with a family member or friend that has Alzheimer’s. It can and will test you beyond your breaking point.