How many of you are aware of ICE? - In Case of
Emergency - when you put in your mobile/cell phone a contact number for one or
more people to be contacted by emergency services in case something happens to
you and you are on your own.
When I give my talks to our local cardiac rehab
unit I tell those in attendance about this...in my phone I have ICE 1 for my wife (her
mobile/cell number), ICE 2 for my brother (his mobile) and ICE 3 for home
(landline number).
In case of emergency (ICE) is a programme that enables first
responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, and police
officers, as well as
hospital personnel, to contact the next
of kin of the
owner of a mobile phone to obtain important medical or support information (the
phone must be unlocked and working). The phone entry (or entries) should
supplement or complement written (such as wallet, bracelet, or necklace) information or indicators.
The
programme was conceived in the mid-2000s and promoted by British paramedic Bob Brotchie in May
2005. It encourages people to enter emergency contacts in their mobile
phone address book under the name "ICE". Alternatively, a person
can list multiple emergency contacts as "ICE1", "ICE2",
etc. The popularity of the programme has spread across Europe and Australia, and it has started to grow into North
America.
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