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In case of emergency!!!!

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PriscillaEmilywasMoonbeam

PriscillaEmilywasMoonbeam Report 8 Dec 2011 13:22

Penny, the reason I did it the way I described was to prevent having to scroll through my phonebook. Soon as you press the button to bring up the Contacts list they are there as the first entries - no scrolling required. Now maybe if I had a newer more up-to-date phone I would do it the other way.

Researching:
Ash, Bassett, Godwin, Elsley, Jackson, Webster, Gisbey, Arnold, Bowles, Vockenson

Penny

Penny Report 8 Dec 2011 07:25

Moonbeam, thew whole point is they are filled under I, Emergency services look for an entry between H and J. not scroll through your phone book.

PriscillaEmilywasMoonbeam

PriscillaEmilywasMoonbeam Report 8 Dec 2011 00:28

I thinks this is a great idea.

Rather than ICE1 etc I entered 1-ICE-Name, 2-ICE-Name etc. By using the number first they are now the first entries in my Contact list.

Researching:
Ash, Bassett, Godwin, Elsley, Jackson, Webster, Gisbey, Arnold, Bowles, Vockenson

Flick

Flick Report 7 Dec 2011 22:35

For those of us who don't use mobile phones, (yes, there are such people). the advice is to carry the info in one's purse or wallet.

Gai

Gai Report 7 Dec 2011 21:52


We have also had the ICE campaign here in Australia. It's a great idea.

Gai

Researching:
Moreman's of Mangotsfield, Matchett's of Ireland & Essex, Craddock's of Scotland & Manchester

Pilgrim Father

Pilgrim Father Report 7 Dec 2011 21:22

I do not think this is new but in view of today's reports of what should be carried in a car this winter I am adding this as further good practice.

Message from the Ambulance Service

We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. 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 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 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 recognised 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 dialling the number you have 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