www.icecontact.com
Putting ICE along with a name and telephone number will enable the emergency services to contact your family in the event of an emergency.
He discovered that most accident victims carry no next of kin details, yet most carry a mobile phone. ICE was launched in early 2005 in conjunction with the Vodafone and Daily Express backed Life Savers awards, and was endorsed by Falklands War hero Simon Weston. "The whole idea is brilliant, purely and simply because of modern lifestyles," he said. "It's a very sensible and campaign and I wholly endorse it."
As most people who carry mobile phones rarely have
emergency contact information, Brotchie suggested that individuals add the
entry "ICE" with the phone number of the person to contact. While many people
have "Mom" and "Dad" listed in their mobile phones, they're not always the
people to contact in case of an emergency.
Entering an ICE#1, ICE#2, etc., would give emergency workers more numbers to
try in the event one contact was not available or if a number was changed or
disconnected.
Technology has changed the mobility of society. Few new wallets include the
old-fashioned "in case of emergency" cards with purchase, and many men carry
just a money clip. In fact, key rings frequently have mini-electronic tags for
purchasing fast food, gas, office supplies or groceries. Some of my older
friends keep a container with medical info and emergency contacts in their
freezer, notifying emergency personnel of its location with a window decal
from their local pharmacy.
Until we have data chips installed under our skin or responders can get medical histories from transmitting fingerprint data, the ICE idea is one simple way to help emergency responders save lives.
Bob, a father of two sons, has spent most of his life in Cambridge but now lives in Mildenhall. He joined the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust as a paramedic in 1992 and spent three years working on the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
He is currently a Clinical Team Leader at Cambridge ambulance station, and enjoys golf, swimming, music, football and motor sports.
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Anglian Ambulance Web site,
ICE ADVICE
Follow these hints to get the best out of ICE:
Its a virus.
No its not - the email circulating is a hoax. You enter the number and details. If you download something you are not expecting then you do run the risk of a malicious item being received but that wouldn't need a preset entry to work and almost certainly would want to call a number of their choice in order for them to profit.
My phone doesn't show the callers name any more
This will be because your ICE contact number is a duplicate entry of another contact in your phone book. If you have two numbers the same, your phone won't know which one to display so it will show just the number. You will need to delete one entry.