In Case of Emergency (ICE) numbers in your cell phone
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UK paramedics have launched a campaign with Vodafone to encourage mobile phone owners to program emergency contact details into their phones:
By entering the acronym ICE – for In Case of Emergency – into the mobile’s phone book, users can log the name and number of someone who should be contacted in an emergency.
So that paramedics can easily contact your loved ones just in case. Several different contacts should be noted ICE1, ICE2, ICE3, etc.
The idea follows research carried out by Vodafone that shows more than 75 per cent of people carry no details of who they would like telephoned following a serious accident…
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7 Comments on “In Case of Emergency (ICE) numbers in your cell phone”
It is a great idea. I hadnt heard about this although I have a mate that is an EMT in the UK. Wonder if it will catch on here in the USA?
Privacy laws in the US do not allow police to look at anything except a person’s wallet which is where ICE information should be stored. I only know this because a colleague of mine found her client collapsed on the floor at her home and when police arrived they would not activate the ICE device around her neck. She wore this device in case she needed help. It would automatically dial her contact person when pressed, which she couldn’t do if she was unconscious. My colleague took it upon herself to press the device and with it the responsibility of having invaded her privacy. (As professional organizers we face lots of privacy issues and pledge confidentiality to our clients). The fall out of terrorism is that we are being pressured to give up our civil rights and our rights to privacy under the guise of security/safety measures. I would not want to see police being allowed to look into our cell phones since so much information is stored there. Only in criminal cases can phone records be subpoenaed here in the US.
I love the idea of the ICE address entry on the mobile phone. I found another company that is taking the concept a step further by creating a sticker that you put on the phone. From what I’ve read, its a nice concept because the sticker lets someone know that the phone has been “ICED” and that you have permission to go into it. Their site is [url]HTTP://WWW.ICESTICKER.COM[/url].
I.C.E. is a great idea but it is not enough…
- What if your cell phone is lost or damaged in an accident?
- What if you do not have a cell phone or have it with you at the time I.C.E. is needed?
- What if your emergency contacts are not available when the First Responders try to call?
- What if the buttons are locked?
First Responders need more than just I.C.E.
The Med Alert Card is more reliable than I.C.E. and provides more vital information.
For more info visit: http://www.livingwillcards.com
The official ICE website, http://www.icecontact.com, offers many more forms of ID that your local PD, FD, EMR, and Hospitals are now trained to identify in the event of an emergency. Many state governors, both police and fire chiefs, and emergency room directors are part of the ICE contact suportive members from around the world.
So whereever an ICE member is, in any part of the world, emergecny first responders will know where to locate the ICE IDs and obtain both contact, and vital medical information.
By joining the internaionally recognized ICE Contact membership, you will receive a member ID that is unique to you(to protect your identity)that is on the vehicle decals, ID cards to be placed behind drivers license, key fobs that serve for many purposes.
Remeber that ICE is an internaionally recognized registered trademark, and copyright for all emergency first responders to locate and utilize.