In Case of Emergency

This is a fabulous idea being promoted by the Ambulance service at the moment. I've set up my ICE on my phone - and I strongly suggest that you all do the same.

"We all carry our mobile phones with numbers and names 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 the ‘ICE’ (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.

The concept of ‘ICE’ is catching on quickly. It’s 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’. For more than one contact name, simply enter ‘ICE1’ ‘ICE2’ ‘ICE3’ etc

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 he 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 on. 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."