I.C.E.

the-gnole · Post by **the-gnole** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:22 pm

In Case of Emergency.

Is a mobile telephone system for the the emergency services to contact your nearest and dearest.

What you do is make entries in the order of contact you want.

ICE one

ICE two

ICE three

Etc etc

If you have an accident the emergency services then look at your "Phonebook" and go straight to the ICE numbers, then start ringing them, you might not want NoK to be rung first, it might be someone more able to deal with any bad news who can then tell the next of kin in a more diplomatic way.

Post by **scoobie** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:26 pm

This is a great idea, and if I remember rightly it all started after 9/11... I have an ICE number on my phone, but perhaps I should have more than just one

I have it as ICE - partner - name , rather than ICE 1. That way if somebody did happen to need to call it in an emergency they would have an idea who it is in relation to me before calling...

janso · Post by **janso** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:04 pm

Been doing this for a few years now - name and then ICE in capitals afterwards. Probably a better idea to have ICE at the beginning, but most phones have a scrollable address book now. After numerous chats with emergency services down here, it isnt a well known topic, NOK numbers aren't really kept on a 'register', just found through NHS listings and from what the police have access to.

I have praised its merits for a while now, it seems that the only positive responses I've had are from people who either see sense or realise how it would definitely help in an emergency.
I've seen a few ideas based on the same idea of this -

http://www.medicaltags.co.uk/zaptag-usb ... cords.html

The premise on this is that with the attached usb (and the correct details stored upon it) emergency services can access your NOK points of contact, etc. I've seen its application work overseas on expedition trips where I think it seems more valuable. Your contacts can be accessed and translated even if you are comatose - which obviously gets the info across faster regardless of country or language.

I suppose you could just have a set of dog tags or luggage tag around your neck saying 'ICE return to ***'!!

The ICE idea is definitely a good one which maybe needs a bit more awareness made of. I know from search & rescue callouts, that if it was on a phone it would help a lot.... unless its the ICE contact initiating the callout!!

theboss2010 · Post by **theboss2010** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:59 am

I.C.E needs to be at the beginning of the name! The reason for this is, if anything happens to you, the emergency services will check for I.C.E first on your mobile before they start going through your numbers. Been doing this for a few years now, picked this idea up on a First Aid course.

janso · Post by **janso** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:28 pm

theboss2010 wrote:I.C.E needs to be at the beginning of the name! The reason for this is, if anything happens to you, the emergency services will check for I.C.E first on your mobile before they start going through your numbers. Been doing this for a few years now, picked this idea up on a First Aid course.

I've never known it to be ACTUALLY used?? I've never heard it mentioned through FA or PARA circles before....

Maybe we could collectively kick start it back into action.... makes sense, and it is a great idea to share with family and friends

Alley · Post by **Alley** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:19 pm

I have an ICE number in my phone. I thought everyone did that.
Also I registered my phone with the emergency services. It means you can text them, useful if your battery's low or you can't talk.
http://www.emergencysms.org.uk/register ... _phone.php

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