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I.C.E. Program
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you should ever become incapacitated in case of an emergency, emergency
workers need a quick way to find out who they should contact. Paramedics
& EMTs, police and firefighters often waste valuable time trying to
figure out which name in a cell phone to call when disaster strikes.
They need to talk immediately to a family member or close friend so you
can get the medical attention you need as soon as possible. |
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Other ICE Program & Information: |
ICE4SAFETY |
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Wikipedia,
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USA
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Not all cell phone have the same fields in their contacts.
So the information needs to be direct and simple for responders to read
and use. YOUR LIFE depends on it!!!
There are a few tricks in using your cell phones pre-set fields which can be
useful to emergency responders.
- The
Last name field should be: ICE-(person name),
- The
First name could include relationship: Wife, Sister, Mother, Father, and
Brother.
- The
first phone number location should be your ICE contact number including the
area code: 123-456-7890.
Now, the following options are different in the various phones but the basic
format should match. Most phones
allow you to record additional numbers besides the first number.
These additional number locations also give you the option to pick, Home,
Mobile, Work, Pager and Other, there maybe other choices also. Some
phone have the Custom fields included, these can be used for Important Details
emergency works may need.
So below is a simple conversion which could be used to
store more information.
- Home
or H could be used for:
Health History
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Mobile
or M could be used for:
Medications taken
- Work
or W could be used for:
Warning or Alerts
- Other
or O could be used for:
Organ Donor
- Custom
or C could be used for:
Important Details or facts
- Address
use own:
123 Water Street
- City
use your own:
Oswego
- State
use your own:
New York
- Zip
use your own:
13126
The above is a simple outline of information you can place
in your ICE contact, the information will be critical in saving your life and
contacting your love ones in case of an emergency. A sample of the
information might look like the following:
Last name: ICE-Jane
First name: Wife
Phone: 123-456-7890
Home: Heart, High blood
Home: Diabetes II
Mobile
: Toprol, Lisinopril
Work: Penicillin
Address:
123 Water Street
City:
Oswego
State:
New York
Zip: 13126
Custom: Dr Baker 456-7890
Custom: DNR #123456
The simple and direct information could be use by
responders as the greatest live saving tool which you provide.
Think about your love ones, a few minutes of your busy schedule could
mean your life.