Saturday, August 18, 2007

ICE Campaign - Spread the news!

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 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 there 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". It really could save your life, or put a loved one’s mind at rest . For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. Be sure it’s in your kid’s cell phones also….. A great idea that will make a difference!

3 comments:

Lori said...

I work in an ER and never heard of that before. Good to know, it may come in handy some time. Sometimes we don't even know who the patient is let alone who to contact.

Anonymous said...

that is a pretty cool idea! I will have to set an ICE in my cell. Thanks for blogging about it!

btw, how are you? I hope you are doing great! school starts here tomorrow and I'm soooo nervous!! :)

((hugs))!!

Anonymous said...

Never heard of it before. I'll have to add it to my yahoo cell phone group.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/EverythingCellular/