I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency)

[rudyalways]

I came across this post on another website and would like to pass it on...

ICE In Case of Emergency

A campaign encouraging people to enter an emergency contact number in their mobile phone's memory under the heading ICE (In Case of Emergency), has rapidly spread throughout the world as a particular consequence of last week's terrorist attacks in London.

Originally established as a nation-wide campaign in the UK, ICE allows paramedics or police to be able to contact a designated relative / next-of-kin in an emergency situation.

The idea is the brainchild of East Anglian Ambulance Service paramedic Bob Brotchie and was launched in May this year. Bob, 41, who has been a paramedic for 13 years, said: "I was reflecting on some of the calls I've attended at the roadside where I had to look through the mobile phone contacts struggling for information on a shocked or injured person. Almost everyone carries a mobile phone now, and with ICE we'd know immediately who to contact and what number to ring. The person may even know of their medical history."

By adopting the ICE advice, your mobile will help the rescue services quickly contact a friend or relative - which could be vital in a life or death situation. It only takes a few seconds to do, and it could easily help save your life. Why not put ICE in your phone now? Simply select a new contact in your phone book, enter the word 'ICE' and the number of the person you wish to be contacted.

Please support this program and assist our emergency services across the globe

[dentedhead]

Ya may want to check this one out at snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/icephone.asp)


Dentedhead

[five_alarm]

CALGARY, AB - Emergency services workers in Calgary wants people to try a new way of storing emergency information on their cell phones. Paramedic Ben Morgan says the idea is to create a contact entry in your phone directory titled "ICE" which stands for in-case-of-emergency. Morgan says if a person is unconscious, the ICE entry would provide important information.

"Behind that contact name you would have listed all of the numbers that you would want called in case of an emergency," he says. "So perhaps your spouse, your brother, your sister, your next of kin, perhaps a son."

"My cell phone directory has got about 82 different entries in it. So scrolling through all of those entries to find one that looks like 'home' or 'Mom' or 'Dad' is going to be time consuming," he says.

Source: calgary.cbc.ca (http://calgary.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=cell-emergency-01082005)

[five_alarm]

RICHMOND, BC - The Ambulance Paramedics of BC CUPE Local 873 are urging all cell phone users to add 'In case of Emergency' (ICE) contacts to their cellular directory. By using the ICE acronym and logging in a name and number, paramedics can access the cellular users phone directory to contact the appropriate person if the patient is unable to.

"In an emergency situation when a patient is unable to communicate, the ICE directory will allow paramedics to quickly find out who the emergency contact is and call them," said Stuart Myers, Director of Public Education, Ambulance Paramedics of BC. "This may provide us with crucial information and medical history that could possibly save a life," added Myers.

Source: ccnmatthews.com (http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&actionFor=550817)

[FFWannabe]

This is kind of interesting. I got this in an e-mail today.

ICE - In Case of Emergency

A campaign encouraging people to enter an emergency contact number in their mobile phone's memory under the heading ICE (In Case of Emergency), has rapidly spread throughout the world as a particular consequence of last week's terrorist attacks in London. Originally established as a nation-wide campaign in the UK, ICE allows paramedics or police to be able to contact a designated relative/next-of-kin in an emergency situation. The idea is the brainchild of East Anglian Ambulance Service paramedic, Bob Brotchie and was launched in May of this year. Bob, 41, who has been a paramedic for 13 years, said: "I was reflecting on some of the calls I've attended at the roadside where I had to look through the mobile phone contacts struggling
for information on a shocked or injured person. Almost everyone carries a mobile phone now, and with ICE we'd know immediately who to contact and what number to ring. The person may even know of their medical history.
By adopting the ICE advice, your mobile will help the rescue services quickly contact a friend or relative - which could be vital in a life or death situation. It only takes a few seconds to do, and it could easily help save your life. Why not put ICE in your phone now? Simply select a new contact in your phone book, enter the word 'ICE' and the number of the person you wish to be contacted. For more than one next of kin: ICE1, ICE2, ICE3.

Do you think this will really catch on. It's kind of a neat idea.

Sue :)

[fireman-911]

http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=17&id=43795

[DoubleHelix]

Yeah thats a awesome idea

[FFWannabe]

http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=17&id=43795

Well, look at that.. I'm going to enter some ICE into my phone today... like it says, might not help, but it can't hurt!

Sue :)

PS - and my house number is usually displayed by a nice green sign at the end of my laneway, but thanks to construction, I'm not even sure where that sign is... sheeesh!

[MFDFF33]

That's a really good idea, I'm going to mention it to everyone down at the station tonight and get them to do it as well.

[ChiefCoonDog]

Sounds like a great idea. I'll pass the info on to our County Emergency Responders, EMS and Police.