ICE for humans

[Mick PilgrimMember]

Hi everyone,

This got sent around in an email at work today and seemed like a good idea to me and it makes sense to have a common means of contacting the right person in an emergency situation.

You may have seen/heard about this in the past, and/or you may already do it.

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 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 dialling 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.

Mickp

[GregMember]

I reckon it’s a good idea Mick I started a thread In 2009 about it see here

http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=26&id=20519&Itemid=75#20781

Read down a bit and you will see a post that Mick got from the ambulance service they didnt seem real supportive :blink:

Here is the post

micknmeld wrote:

As part of doing any story in the paper one has to do a bit of investigating and this is what I found out re the ICE campaign.

Hi Mick,
As requested, attached is our media release from about a year ago regarding the ICE emails.
ICE emails not from Ambulance

There is an unauthorised email using the Ambulance Service of NSW name being sent
around asking people to join the In Case of Emergency (ICE) campaign using their mobile
phones. This email is not from the Ambulance Service of NSW.

The Ambulance view on the ICE campaign is as follows:

The Ambulance Service has not launched any campaign supporting ICE (In Case of Emergency). Ambulance supports any method of contacting family in a critical medical
emergency. Methods that can be used include information in diaries, wallets, drivers’ licences, and mobile phones. The concept of ICE has merit and would be another source of
information to assist with identification.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE: in cases involving more than one patient or a where a mobile phone has been borrowed from someone else, it may be difficult to confidently match
personal belongings to any one individual. This may in turn lead to unnecessary distress.
The Ambulance Service also advises that as with all stored personal information, individuals need to be mindful of confidentiality issues.

This information is also available on our website: http://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au

Media Unit

Regards,

Les Majoros

Ambulance Media
Ambulance Service of NSW
Balmain Road (Locked Bag 105)
Rozelle NSW 2039

TB

[DavidMember]

I think that this ICE idea is generally a good one.
In my situation i carry some basic personal details in my wallet and always have.
It is a hangover from being born before mobile phones.
The only set back i can see with ICE is that my mobile has a pin code on it so that it can’t be used if lost or stolen.
It would make it very difficult for the attending ambulance officer to use any numbers on my phone without the initial pin code.

My TCW.

Rebore.

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