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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You encounter an elderly or unwell person who appears lost, disoriented, or unable to care for themselves.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Inappropriate clothes for weather, repeated wandering same block.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cannot state name, year, or how to get home.
Scene hazards: Traffic, Heat exposure, Medical emergency underlying
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Guide gently away from road edge to bench or shade.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Look for caregiver searching nearby — call out description.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Offer phone to call family number if they know it.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Note location found for police report.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 — say "confused elderly person found at [location]."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hospital ER can search missing person reports.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Sudden confusion may be stroke — FAST signs need ambulance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Police reunite with family using missing person database.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT leave them alone once you have engaged — may walk into traffic.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume drunk — treat as medical until proven otherwise.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If they say they are fine, you can leave them
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Confused persons often deny problems. Stay until official helper arrives.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person wanders into highway after helper leaves.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Only relatives can help — strangers should not get involved
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Brief compassionate assistance connecting to police saves lives.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Bystander effect leaves person exposed for hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dementia, low blood sugar, stroke, or dehydration can cause sudden confusion outdoors.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — They may resist help or give wrong address confidently.