"ICE"

This came to me courtesy of a friend in the city. I thought it was worth passing along. . .

"ICE" is an emerging campaign for emergency contacts.It is a very simple, yet important method of assisting emergency services personnel in contacting you or your loved ones "In Case of an Emergency". As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is program the number of a contact person or persons and store the name as "ICE". 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 numbers to call to notify relatives. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea to have a nationally recognized name to file "next of kin" under. Following a disaster in London, The East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national "In case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign. The idea is that you store the word "ICE" in your mobile phone address book, and with it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency. In an emergency situation, Emergency Services personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialing the number(s) programmed under "ICE". For more than one Contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc. Remember to put your contact info in your kids' cell phones too!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.