I have 2 ICE people listed on my cell. Also have notes attached about power of attorney & medical release info stored at the same place.
My home health agency put it in for me. Fine motor control being so bad. LOL!!! ________________________________ From: Joan Anglin <poaj...@sbcglobal.net> To: quad-list@eskimo.com; Sherry Rai <ra...@pwcs.edu>; jonasmon...@hotmail.com; m...@reimers.com; wolf89...@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:06:59 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] In case of emergency I received this from our POA chat line-pony of America-thought it was a good enough idea to share with everybody. Joan in sunny Reno-although it’s only 12° I C E - IN CASE OF EMERGENCY 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, th ere 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 saveyour life, or put a loved one's mind at rest . ICE will speak for you when you can not “Change - When one door closes, another opens but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us."Alexander Graham Bell
