A little more ICE Info.
ICET has been working with emergency personnel around the world. Together we
have discussed many of the different situations that they encounter, and found
there are circumstances for which the initial ICET concept would not be
applicable:
1. Do not carry a wireless phone
2. Your wireless phone becomes lost or damaged
3. Your wireless phone battery expires
4. EMR cannot pair the wireless phone with its owner
5. EMR cannot access your particular phone models address book
6. Your address book is locked by PIN Code
----- Original Message -----
From: George Tuttle
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:14 AM
Subject: [info-tech] ICE
Techs:
At the request of our school nurse, I said that I would forward
on the following information. I don't know if this has been out before or not
but I think is worth repeating.
George
PUT "ICE" IN YOUR CELL PHONE
A recent article from the Toronto Star, "The ICE IDEA", is catching on and it
is a very simple, yet important method of contact for you or a loved one in
case of an emergency. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the
population, all you need to do is program the number of a contact person or
persons and store the name as "ICE". The idea was thought up by a paramedic
who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always
mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which numbers to call.
He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally
recognized name to file "next of kin" under. Following a disaster in London,
The East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national, "In Case of
Emergency (ICE) " campaign http://www.portlandonline.com/911/index.cfm?c=djaii
The idea is that you store the word "ICE" in your mobile phone address book,
and with it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In
Case of Emergency ". In an emergency situation, Emergency Services personnel
and hospital staff would then be able to quickly find the contact information
under "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, ICE3 etc. A great idea that could make a difference
