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Project Life Saver Helps Track People with Mentally Disabling Diseases
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The Winchester Fire/EMS has implemented a program called Project Life Saver‚ which uses electronic devices to track people with Alzheimer’s disease.
The program – started in 1999 by the fire department in Chesapeake‚ Va.‚ and now used by departments across the country – equips people with specially designed wrist or ankle bracelets that emit a signal to allow emergency personnel to find them quickly. The program is also open to people with autism‚ Down syndrome and brain injuries.
Transmitters cost about $250‚ and there is a monthly maintenance and battery-replacement fee. Grant funding helps make the program affordable for families.
