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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — An older adult with dementia, confusion, or cognitive impairment has wandered away and cannot be located.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Door or gate open, person not returned from walk, clothes inappropriate for weather.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — History of dementia, stroke, or delirium.
Scene hazards: Traffic, Drowning, Heat or cold exposure, Fall injury
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Quick circle of block — call name calmly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check if they left in wrong shoes or without coat.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Phone photo to WhatsApp neighbours and auto-rickshaw stands.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Police need height, weight, clothing, and "may not answer to name."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 and local police station. Mention dementia and medical vulnerability.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hospitals receive confused walk-ins — call ER desks in area.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hypothermia, dehydration, and injury common after 12 hours missing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Medical review after return even if seemingly fine.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume they will return on their own overnight.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT search only far away — most are within 1.6 km.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — They always come back like they did last time
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Each wander event risk increases — traffic and water kill quickly.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Waiting overnight before police report.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Search the places they go on normal walks only
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dementia wanderers often head toward long-past addresses or straight lines into hazards.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Missing person in drainage or highway median while family checks park loop.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wandering often follows familiar old routes — previous home or workplace.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — They may not respond to name or ask for help when confused.