This is a great idea sent in by a reader:
ICE - In Case of Emergency
Paramedics & Emergency Services Personnel will often 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 I n C ase of an E MERGENCY.
If you add an entry in the contacts 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.
It only takes a few moments of your time to do. Paramedics know what ICE means and they look for it immediately.
Great idea!!
Posted by: frenchymom | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 01:32 PM
N i-c-e :-D
Posted by: ohmygod | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 01:34 PM
Thanks for the tip. Will get on that right away in our family! :-)
Posted by: annie | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 01:35 PM
I got this email last week about ICE and already programmed my phone..
Posted by: Denise | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 01:39 PM
Thanks Dan will be sure all phones in the household have that done to them! Great idea!!! Thanks for all that you do!
Posted by: Kay | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 01:43 PM
GREAT IDEA, THANK YOU, DONE
Posted by: Phantom | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 01:51 PM
Now THAT is a great tip!! Thanks Dan.
Posted by: Pink Cobrazz | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 01:57 PM
Thank you Dan!!!
You're the Man!!
Posted by: MrsJimiHendrix | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 02:00 PM
I too rec'd this email...i checked the urban legend sites to make sure it was true.. and it is!! it started in Britain!
Posted by: NewYawkGirl | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 03:12 PM
Thnaks for the great idea - it took me a minute to add this to my phone directory!
Posted by: Angles | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 03:16 PM
Awesome Info!!! Gonna email our local city newsletter folks and suggest that they do a story about this to get the word out. Great site Dan.
Posted by: usmcmom | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 03:59 PM
Dan
I read this a few weeks ago. Asked a few EMT friends, they were not familiar with it. Maybe we can all pass it on as a suggestion to those who do not know. Also, from experience, they hardly ever read the em bracelets people wear, even the folks in the ER.
Posted by: Cindi in PA | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 07:48 PM
OMG........I can't find my cell phone....
Posted by: Cindi in PA | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 07:50 PM
ICE is a great idea. My friend from London sent this to me in an email. I hope everyone will get this message and stay safe.
Posted by: carol | Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 10:51 PM
A fantastic idea. We should all post on ICE.
Posted by: Enlighten-New Jersey | Sunday, July 31, 2005 at 11:26 AM
I suggest the following if you have more than one ICE contact... (add area codes also to your ICE contacts - just in case you are out of town when ICE is needed)
ICE-1 XXX-XXX-XXXX
ICE-2 XXX-XXX-XXXX
ICE-3 XXX-XXX-XXXX
and so on
Posted by: stlnative | Monday, August 01, 2005 at 01:40 PM
i dunno if this is a possibility.. but in some cases, texting may be more suitable than a phone call... ie a kidnapping or being in a threatening situation where u cant speak.. can you text message 911??
may sound dumb, but think about it, it could save lives
Posted by: shyne235 | Monday, August 01, 2005 at 03:33 PM