ICE could save your life

‘In Case of Emergency’ initiative turns cell phones into lifelines

Paramedics will turn to a victim's cell phone for clues to that person's identity. You can make their job much easier with a simple idea that they are trying to get everyone to adopt: ICE.

"ICE" stands for In Case of Emergency.

If you add an entry in the contact list in your cell phone under ICE, with the name and phone no. of the person that the emergency services should call on your behalf, you can save them a lot of time and have your loved ones contacted quickly. All it cost you is a few moments of your time to do.

The ICE acronym allows emergency officials to quickly access the right names from a cell phone's address book. It can save valuable time, since many people identify family members only by name in their cell, making them indistinguishable from other entries.

NOTE: The campaign is not without its difficulties. Someone besides an emergency responder could call an ICE contact from a lost or stolen cell phone. And many cell phone users use password protection on their phones, and cell phones also might be damaged during a disaster or an accident. That's why people should also keep a card of emergency contacts in their wallet or purse and a medical identification bracelet or necklace pendant to direct attention to the medical I.D. card and cell phone.

Paramedics know what ICE means and they look for it immediately. You may consider placing ICE your cell phone NOW!
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