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Many of us carry our mobile
phones with lots of
names/numbers stored in
memory but yet nobody, other
than ourselves, knows which
numbers belong to our near
and dear ones?
Here's a scenario wherein
(God forbid) we are involved
in an accident or had a
heart attack. The people
attending us get hold of our
mobile phone but don't' know
which number to call to
inform family members. Yes,
there are numerous numbers
stored, but which one is the
contact person in case of an
emergency?
For this reason, we should
have one or more telephone
numbers stored under the
name ICE (In case of
Emergency) in our mobile
phones.
Recently, the concept of
"ICE" is catching up
quickly. It is a simple,
important method of contact
during emergency situations.
As cell phones are carried
by majority of the
population, all you need to
do is store the number of a
contact person or person who
should be contacted at
during emergency as "ICE"
(meaning In Case of
Emergency).
The idea was thought up by a
paramedic who found that
when they 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
recognized name for this
purpose.
Following a disaster in
London, the East Anglican
Ambulance Service has
launched a national "In case
of Emergency (ICE)"
campaign. In an emergency
situation, Emergency Service
personnel and hospital staff
would then be able to
quickly contact your next of
kin, by simply dialing the
number stored as "ICE"
For more than one contact
name simply enter ICE1, ICE2
and ICE3 etc.
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