ICE - In Case of Emergency September 15 2006
I received this message in an email today. I thought it made a lot of sense so I’m sharing it with all of you. Even if it is some sort of hoax (chain letter) it still is a good idea!
The concept of “ICE” is catching up quickly. It is simple, yet an important
method of contact during emergency situations.
As cell phones are carried by majority of the population, all you need to
do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be
contacted at during emergency as ” ICE” (meaning In Case of Emergency).
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 for this purpose.
Following a disaster in London , the East Anglican Ambulance Service has
launched a national “In case of Emergency (ICE)” campaign.
In an emergency situation, Emergency Services personnel and hospital staff
would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialing
the number stored as “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 and ICE3 etc. A
great idea that will make a difference
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