I received this email from a friend regarding storing numbers to be contacted in case of emergency.
We all carry our mobile phones with names and 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.”
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.
This is very useful, following this small system can save time during emergencies, when even the seconds can make difference between life and death.
There is a small problem that you will end up storing two contacts with the same number, and confusing the caller ID system. There is a solution to that too.
… your ICE contact number is a duplicate entry of another contact in your phone book. If you have two numbers the same, your phone won’t know which one to display so it will show just the number. To get round this, simply type a * after the number under your ICE contact. It will still work and will cure the caller-ID problem.
Being a software programmer I wonder if this can be improved by automation. Could the ICE system be inbuilt in all phones, and mapped to speed dials? Or maybe even make the emergency numbers ready for your ICE contact on his/her phone? But this is a good example of how you can improve communication by using your own system, without any additional software. We are building something of a protocol, that will give the highest value if everyone is aware of it.
