[lou_lou]

I posted this in the community feedback forum
yet I am going to post it here as well - I do not know how many of you all
look around Neurotalk or just stop here?
luv
tena

I C E- IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:

Apparently this is a standard procedure all paramedics follow at the scene of an accident when they come across your cell phone.


ICE - "In Case of Emergency"
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.
If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) Campaign
The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell(mobile) phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name "ICE" ( In Case Of Emergency).
The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if the re was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as "ICE."
For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference!Let's spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our Mobile phones today!
Please forward this. It won't take too many "forwards" before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest..
ICE will speak for you when you are not able to.
link to community forum

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread63248.html

[kk13]

...for a great idea, that can be put to good use, TODAY!

How many of our posts can do that?!

[GregD]

Originally Posted by CTenaLouise

I C E- IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:

Apparently this is a standard procedure all paramedics follow at the scene of an accident when they come across your cell phone.

ICE will speak for you when you are not able to.

While I whole heartily agree with the idea of ICE, before you use it and depend on it to help save your life, make sure all paramedics and emergency rescue personel in your area do support and know about ICE.

I say this because we recently had an incident where a driver passed out at the wheel of his car and crashed into a ditch. He had ICE numbers saved in his cell phone. The cell phone was never checked as a matter of fact it was left in it's holder on the car dashboard in plain sight for all to see. When asked later the emergency personel had never heard of ICE. They however thought it would be an excellent idea.

GregD

[Jim091866]

I was a FF/PM and I've had a couple of cases where 9-1-1 responded for me. None of them ever heard of this. Once I was unable to respond to them-allergic reaction, This has got to be talked up maybe some public service announcements or something.