ICE ~ In Case of Emergency?

[spryte]

Have you heard of this? My mom's BF sent it to me. Do you know any emergency services people to ask if this is something they look for?

This is the email he sent me:


ICE campaign - "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 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".


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.


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 SEE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR ICE1 NUMBER IN YOUR CHILDREN'S CELL PHONE AS WELL.

 

[Andy M.]

We starte4d doing this several years ago. I'ts a great idea and makes things a little easier for the people who are trying to save our lives.

 

[keltin]

On this site, it says:

Comments: True. The idea of entering the acronym "ICE" — "In Case of Emergency" — beside the numbers of people one wants to identify as next of kin in one's cell phone contact list was first suggested in 2004 by Bob Brotchie of the East Anglian Ambulance service. In April 2005, a National "ICE" Awareness Campaign was launched in the U.K. by mobile phone service provider Vodafone with the endorsement of Falklands War hero Simon Weston, and the movement reached critical mass in the wake of the July 7, 2005 terrorist bombings in London. The idea is now beginning to catch on in other countries, including the U.S.A. (as reported in the Washington Post).

And an "ICE" site promoting the concept and other ICE products.

 

[sparrowgrass]

I have several ICE numbers on my phone--ICE1, ICE2, etc.

I sent this email to all the people who flood my inbox with crap, with the heading "An E-mail WORTH forwarding"

 

[Renee Attili]

Used this method for over 2 years now. Thank goodness I haven't had to utilize it though.

 

[GB]

Do you know any emergency services people to ask if this is something they look for?

Even if this email did not start out as a real one (and I am not doubting its validity), by this point so many people have seen it that when an EMT or someone else is looking through your phone a lot of them would know what ICE is and what to do with it.

 

[Rom]

thanks
forwarding....