ICE Emergency Contact Number

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.