ICE your cell phone!

Got this from a friend; good idea.

Medical Student said: "ICE" Your Phone. Apparently this is a standard procedure paramedics follow at the scene of an accident when they come across your cell phone. 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.

This is good idea. When I bought it, my phone came with an ICE contact; you just had to edit it to fill in the number

There's nothing wrong with the idea, but seeing as it apparently came from a "pass-it-on" email forward, I hereby swear never, ever, do it.

...Or maybe I will make an "ICE" contact and direct it to a recording of Vanilla Ice. Hah.

Actually it's a good Idea...or put in "wife" or "Girlfriend" instead of their name.

Grtechguy wrote: Actually it's a good Idea...or put in "wife" or "Girlfriend" instead of their name.

Stick with ICE.

I'm a firefighter and we rarely have a lot of time to spend scanning through someone's phone book at an accident scene.

I have "ICE 1" and "ICE 2" in mine.

Standardize...

Grtechguy wrote: Actually it's a good Idea...or put in "wife" or "Girlfriend" instead of their name.

If wife and girlfriend have access to the phone it becomes a very bad idea.

Jay wrote: There's nothing wrong with the idea, but seeing as it apparently came from a "pass-it-on" email forward, I hereby swear never, ever, do it. ...Or maybe I will make an "ICE" contact and direct it to a recording of Vanilla Ice. Hah.

Can I be there to watch the EMT kick you in the nuts after he makes the call?

My phone also has a special heading as soon as you go into the contact menu, also has a spot to put personal info like allergic reactions and such.

nICE. Sorry, I had to go there.

Wally wrote:

Grtechguy wrote: Actually it's a good Idea...or put in "wife" or "Girlfriend" instead of their name.

If wife and girlfriend have access to the phone it becomes a very bad idea.

Even worse when the wife calls the girlfriend!

In reply to Woody:

So you are saying ICE 1 is wife and ICE 2 is girlfriend? Or the other way around?

Set ICE up as Immigration & Customs Enforcement. That could prevent illegals from using your phone.

If I am seriously injured and someone finds my phone, they are going to just take off with it. That's the downside of the iPhone 4.

I rarely carry my cell phone with me in the car, but whether I do or not this sounds like a decent idea.

Only problem, some folks who aren't married to their "ICE" person would probably not update it as needed.

My new phone (LG Cosmos, I think it's called) also has an ICE listing in the phone book. It's basically a folder with several phone numbers (wife, parents, Vanilla Ice, whatever you choose) and a space for notes. Makes sense.

In reply to 914Driver:

I think I'm gonna do that right now. Thanks for the heads up! I've got an older phone, so no preset "ICE Contact". Is it common for health care folks to just search your contacts for the term?

Keith wrote: My new phone (LG Cosmos, I think it's called) also has an ICE listing in the phone book. It's basically a folder with several phone numbers (wife, parents, Vanilla Ice, whatever you choose) and a space for notes. Makes sense.

Don't have a fancy phone, just a cheap Samsung but it has the same feature. It will take 3 numbers which I set to Home, Wife's cell, Sister-in-law's cell.

I hope they just call "Home" if needed.

If EMT's, ER workers etc are going to look for "ICE" first I'm sure they then go through your contact list looking for "Husband", "wife", "home"....
Would you rather have this medical professional spending their time looking through your contacts for someone important or doing their job and saving your life?

I'm not married, but do people enter their spouses in their phone as "husband," "wife," or "ball and chain?" I would just put her name.

What happens when you come across someone with a password lock on their phone?

They bleed to death in the street. Or it takes a bit longer to contact their family. I'm almost certain it's one of the two.

For those of you waiting for something more official than a chain email, it's a real thing:

http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/icephone.asp

Hocrest wrote: If EMT's, ER workers etc are going to look for "ICE" first I'm sure they then go through your contact list looking for "Husband", "wife", "home".... Would you rather have this medical professional spending their time looking through your contacts for someone important or doing their job and saving your life?

I'd really prefer they leave the berkeleying phone calls until I'm stable and then I'll call them my berkeleying self. If I am too berkeleyed to make calls after they have done their best... let the state trooper or the coroner figure out who to call. There isn't any real rush - I'll still be dead.

MitchellC wrote: I'm not married, but do people enter their spouses in their phone as "husband," "wife," or "ball and chain?" I would just put her name.

Same here. SWMBO's name is Candice. Her contact was "Candie Phone", her mom's "Candie Mom", her dad's "Candie Dad". That's why I like this. (and I've updated the Contact name)

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:

Hocrest wrote: If EMT's, ER workers etc are going to look for "ICE" first I'm sure they then go through your contact list looking for "Husband", "wife", "home".... Would you rather have this medical professional spending their time looking through your contacts for someone important or doing their job and saving your life?

I'd really prefer they leave the berkeleying phone calls until I'm stable and then I'll call them my berkeleying self. If I am too berkeleyed to make calls after they have done their best... let the state trooper or the coroner figure out who to call. There isn't any real rush - I'll still be dead.

Agreed, but what about coma? I really want somebody to know why I didn't come home, instead of sitting there stewing over it. I've known folks that felt guilty for years because they thought their SO was cheating one night..and later discovered that at the very moment they were cursing about it, their SO was laid up in the hospital.

As an aside, I've selected two ICE contacts that will actually tell medical workers to pull the plug if it eventually turns out that I won't recover from coma. If they can't find your folks, they'll never find your "Living Will", either. SWMBO's an "apathetic agnostic", and my sister's an atheist as well. They know what my wishes are.

racinginc215 wrote: Just sure one of your ICE numbers is this. 772-257-4501 and I'm not telling what it is.

Grr.