Acclaim Driving Blog
Emergency Contact in Case of Accident or Emergency
Published: March 25th 2009
ICE – is it a good idea?
ICE stands for in case of an emergency!
Apparently this is a standard procedure all paramedics follow at the scene of
an accident when they come across your cell phone.
ICE - 'In Case of Emergency' We all carry our mobile phones with names &
numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which
of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.
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 this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign The concept of 'ICE' is
catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As
cell (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' (In Case Of Emergency).
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 they
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 dialing the number you
have stored as 'ICE.' For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1,
ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference! Let's spread the
concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our Mobile phones today!
What do you think? Will you help spread the 'ICE' concept? Acclaim Driving School will be backing this campaign, we think it is an excellent idea!
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