[nfbwatlk] Fwd: Put ICE on your Cell phone

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
A medic alert bracelet or necklace or wallet card are good ideas.  Nothing 
fancy, though, because if they look too much like nice jewelry, the medic 
might not realize its importance.
Thanks
Lauren
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Fwd: Put ICE on your Cell phone


>I rather doubt many paramedics spend much time looking at one's cellphone 
>in case of an emergency. Better to carry a card in wallet or purse or wear 
>an alert bracelet with such information.
>
> Mike
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> On Jul 3, 2011, at 19:40, Alco Canfield <amcanfield at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> From: "Barbara & Walter Yeager" <wmbyeager at gmail.com>
>>> Date: July 3, 2011 5:32:49 AM PDT
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>>> Subject: Fwd: FW: Put ICE on your Cell phone
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>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Wallace Cain <w_cain at comcast.net>
>>> Date: Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 7:46 AM
>>> Subject: FW: Put ICE on your Cell phone
>>> To: Undisclosed Recipients <w_cain at comcast.net>
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>>> Subject: Fwd: Put ICE on your Cell phone
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>>> Apparently this is a standard procedure all paramedics follow at the 
>>> scene of an accident when they come across your cell phone.
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>>> 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 recognized 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!
>>> 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. ICE will speak for you when you are not able to.
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