In Case of Emergency

Posted by maca on August 2, 2005 Leave a comment (8) Go to comments

Came across this via Robin Blandford’s blog bytesurgery.com/gearedup.
There’s a campaign moving through Europe to encourage people to store an emergency contact number, such as that of a close friend or family member, under the heading ICE (In Case of Emergency). Seemingly this was started as a nationwide campaign in the UK (it’s the first I heard of it anyway) and it allows paramedics or police to be able to contact a designated friend/relative should the worst come to worst.
According to Robin the idea is “the brainchild of East Anglian Ambulance Service Paramedic Bob Brotchie … a paramedic for 13 years” who often had to search through the mobile phones of shocked or injured people looking for a relative to contact.
Sounds like a good idea to me and sounds like something worth spreading about!! Though if you are like me, with a friend called “Ice”, it might be no harm to put the full name into your phone “ICE – In Case of Emergency”
Good post Robin.

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8 Comments.

  1. Young Irelander August 2, 2005 at 8:48 pm

    But wouldn’t that be covered by having your home number saved in your phone? Or a close family member’s?

    On another note, cheers for drawing attention to the BBC magazine article.

  2. maca August 2, 2005 at 10:46 pm

    I suppose it would, but I guess the point of this is that it provides them with an immediate number to call without having to search through a pile of names.

    No prob on the link, you got great advertising there. Get the adsense ads on there quick!

  3. Gerry O'Sullivan August 2, 2005 at 10:55 pm

    It might be difficult for an ambulance crew in South Central LA. Imagine a gangsta being shot in a drive-by and the crew going through his mobile looking for a number. There could be a dozen shams called “Ice” in that address book. :-)

  4. beano August 4, 2005 at 1:06 pm

    “Seemingly this was started as a nationwide campaign in the UK (it’s the first I heard of it anyway)”

    it was started by Sussex ambulance service and gained widespread recognition following the 7/7 bombs.

  5. maca August 4, 2005 at 1:57 pm

    Thanks for the link Beano!

  6. PJ CARROLL August 4, 2005 at 4:41 pm

    I have a couple of friends already plugged into my cell phone ICE Cube ICE T and ICE Cream….. tends to get a tad confusing

  7. JL Pagano August 4, 2005 at 8:45 pm

    If you live in Finland, you gotta bet you should make sure ICE is your friend boom boom.

    Joking aside, this is a good tip which I have heard several times before without doing anything about it.

    I have just done it. You may have saved my life, bro.

    JLP

  8. maca August 4, 2005 at 9:49 pm

    “If you live in Finland, you gotta bet you should make sure ICE is your friend boom boom.”

    Don’t give up the day job JLP :)

    Well, as mentioned perhaps ICE isn’t the best to use but the idea is sound IMO.