"ICE"

In Case of Emergency

In recent months several Ambulance Paramedic Units and local police have been urging all cell phone users to add “In case of Emergency” (ICE) contact to their cell phone address book. Originally established as a nation-wide campaign in the UK in response to recent terrorist attacks in London, the ICE campaign is rapidly spreading throughout the world.

By searching the address book for ICE, paramedics can access the cellular user’s phone directory to contact the appropriate person if a patient is unresponsive. In an emergency situation when a patient is unable to communicate, the ICE directory will allow paramedics or the police to quickly contact the next of kin or another person you wish to be contacted. It takes only a few seconds to enter and it can possibly save your life.

To include ICE in your directory, simply type that contact person’s number and save the word ICE as the name of the person you wish to be contacted. Most phones will also allow you to put other information after the ICE, for instance you could enter in the following manner:  ICE-spouse, ICE-son, ICE-daughter.

Always carry Identification

(Keep a card in your wallet that indicates your CURRENT location)