I C E- IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

When paramedics, at the scene of an accident, come across your cell phone,
here's a great way to ensure that they know how to get in touch with your
loved ones. You never can tell! This is compliments of dear friend Corey, who has
worked for 911 for 22 years (she started out in middle school) and she and I are the only two people alive who know why I call her 'Corky" and always will. I always will love her, too. She's a great person.



I did my ICEing just before I sat down to blogulate and I am glad I did. Did you ever find a cell phone and scroll through all the numbers, trying to figure out whom to call, and then you call some friend of the phone-loser and they're all "Why are you bothering me about this?"



Go grab some ICE. We'll wait here.



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 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.