roncoe
Well-known member
Message from the Ambulance Service
>
> We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers 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 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 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'. Please forward this.
> 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.
>
>
> For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and
> ICE3 etc
PLEASE PASS THIS AROUND AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AS THIS CAN HELP IN AN EMERGENCY
>
> We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers 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 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 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'. Please forward this.
> 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.
>
>
> For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and
> ICE3 etc
PLEASE PASS THIS AROUND AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AS THIS CAN HELP IN AN EMERGENCY
