We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory yet 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 whom to call.
Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored on our phones 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 way to contact key people during emergency situations. As the majority of the population carries cell phones, 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," which is the acronym for “In Case Of Emergency.”
The idea was the brainchild of a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but the emergency responders didn’t know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there were 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!
Until next time.
Dr. Darryl
L. Darryl Armstrong
ARMSTRONG and Associates
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Friday, August 24, 2007
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Expanding on this... I think all phones should have the feature "Assign as Emergency Contact" when you're adding/modifying, etc a particular contact. This number then automatically gets assigned to a particular key (i.e. 1). So when you hold down 1 for 5 seconds, the emergency contact is called. This way, the paramedic doesn't have to try and figure out the menus of a phone to try and get to the contacts.
Off my soapbox ;)
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