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OT - ICE - A very good idea
This is such a good idea that I thought it was worth sharing.
I was watching the news today and they talked about this idea of putting important information on your cell phone. It's called ICE - In Case of Emergency. Someone in England started it. The idea is that if you are found unconscious or otherwise disabled that you can't talk, emergency personnel will be able to contact who you want them to contact by simply looking at your cell phone. -------------------------------------------------------------- From: http://www.komotv.com/stories/37952.htm Put I.C.E. On Your Cell Phone SEATTLE - A unique campaign is gaining a lot of momentum in England in the wake of last week's deadly bombings. The effort involves how your cell phone could actually help save your life. Since the tragedy a week ago today, cell phone users in England are being urged to program in a new number, and label that number with the letters I-C-E. That stands for "In case of emergency." If you become unconscious, rescuers could scroll through your phone, and know exactly who to call, gleaning information that could potentially save your life. I asked Jim Bowman at King County's 911 Center if he's ever heard of "ICE?" "No, I haven't," Bowman responded. But he really likes the idea. "I'll bring it up with my boss today," Bowman said. "It sounds like something she'll probably want to promote." And well before any official campaign begins here. "In fact, I'll probably do my phone when we're through talking," Bowman told KOMO News. "If there is a number in their phone, an 'ICE' number, we can use that as a tool," says Seattle Fire Captain Preston Bang, who says it could help in a variety of situations. "Something as simple as a car accident, or maybe as complex as a subway bombing." It may take a while to catch on, and any campaign here will take time to develop, but you can help start the life saving conversation by programming your ICE number right now. **NOTE As of 3:30pm Thursday, I've received numerous email responses to the article, each with a suggestion on how to make your "ICE" number a little more visible to a rescuer or police officer. One of the best suggestions is putting a dot or "." before the letters "I-C-E." By doing this, your "ICE" number will be at the very top of your phone book, thus very easy to spot. Another thing: Many cell phones won't let you put in the same number twice, so try what I tried. If your "ICE" is the same number as someone else on your list, just put a "1" in front of the area code and phone number...much like you would if you were dialing from a "land line." Your cell doesn't care whether you use a "1" or not most of the time. ------------------------------- Here is a link to where the idea originated in England and gives a little more background on ICE: http://www.eastanglianambulance.com/...wsID=646104183 ------------------------------- I created three entries on my cell phone ..ICE 1 Wife ..ICE 2 Daughter ..ICE 3 Son That way if emergency people can't contact one, they can try another. Afterall, you can't gaurantee that any one person is available at any one time. Take Care Lane |
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Just Me wrote:
This is such a good idea that I thought it was worth sharing. I was watching the news today and they talked about this idea of putting important information on your cell phone. It's called ICE - In Case of Emergency. Someone in England started it. The idea is that if you are found unconscious or otherwise disabled that you can't talk, emergency personnel will be able to contact who you want them to contact by simply looking at your cell phone. -------------------------------------------------------------- From: http://www.komotv.com/stories/37952.htm Put I.C.E. On Your Cell Phone SEATTLE - A unique campaign is gaining a lot of momentum in England in the wake of last week's deadly bombings. The effort involves how your cell phone could actually help save your life. Since the tragedy a week ago today, cell phone users in England are being urged to program in a new number, and label that number with the letters I-C-E. That stands for "In case of emergency." If you become unconscious, rescuers could scroll through your phone, and know exactly who to call, gleaning information that could potentially save your life. I asked Jim Bowman at King County's 911 Center if he's ever heard of "ICE?" "No, I haven't," Bowman responded. But he really likes the idea. "I'll bring it up with my boss today," Bowman said. "It sounds like something she'll probably want to promote." And well before any official campaign begins here. "In fact, I'll probably do my phone when we're through talking," Bowman told KOMO News. "If there is a number in their phone, an 'ICE' number, we can use that as a tool," says Seattle Fire Captain Preston Bang, who says it could help in a variety of situations. "Something as simple as a car accident, or maybe as complex as a subway bombing." It may take a while to catch on, and any campaign here will take time to develop, but you can help start the life saving conversation by programming your ICE number right now. **NOTE As of 3:30pm Thursday, I've received numerous email responses to the article, each with a suggestion on how to make your "ICE" number a little more visible to a rescuer or police officer. One of the best suggestions is putting a dot or "." before the letters "I-C-E." By doing this, your "ICE" number will be at the very top of your phone book, thus very easy to spot. Another thing: Many cell phones won't let you put in the same number twice, so try what I tried. If your "ICE" is the same number as someone else on your list, just put a "1" in front of the area code and phone number...much like you would if you were dialing from a "land line." Your cell doesn't care whether you use a "1" or not most of the time. ------------------------------- Here is a link to where the idea originated in England and gives a little more background on ICE: http://www.eastanglianambulance.com/...wsID=646104183 ------------------------------- I created three entries on my cell phone .ICE 1 Wife .ICE 2 Daughter .ICE 3 Son That way if emergency people can't contact one, they can try another. Afterall, you can't gaurantee that any one person is available at any one time. Take Care Lane I put a start up message on my phone which comes up when it's switched on, before it asks for the password which needs to be keyed in to let it make or receive calls. It says, "Reward for return. Call XXX-XXX-XXXX" (My office phone number.) Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) "Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented." |
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On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:15:18 -0700, Just Me notreal wrote:
This is such a good idea that I thought it was worth sharing. I was watching the news today and they talked about this idea of putting important information on your cell phone. It's called ICE - In Case of Emergency. Someone in England started it. The idea is that if you are found unconscious or otherwise disabled that you can't talk, emergency personnel will be able to contact who you want them to contact by simply looking at your cell phone. Good idea, but the 3 times I've found cellphones, I just called the number in the phone book labeled "home" on two of 'em. I suppose lacking that, I'd call any number in the entries, explain the situation, and ask how to contact the right people. But yeah, the I.C.E. thing sounds like a great idea. Hard to know if it'll catch on - did you ever hear about the "put your important medical records in the freezer in this special tube" thing? I didn't either, until I'd been an EMT for 10 years, and got the "Aren't you going to go into my freezer to get my records?" from a puzzled patient. |
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"Dave Hinz" wrote in message ... On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:15:18 -0700, Just Me notreal wrote: This is such a good idea that I thought it was worth sharing. I was watching the news today and they talked about this idea of putting important information on your cell phone. It's called ICE - In Case of Emergency. Someone in England started it. The idea is that if you are found unconscious or otherwise disabled that you can't talk, emergency personnel will be able to contact who you want them to contact by simply looking at your cell phone. Good idea, but the 3 times I've found cellphones, I just called the number in the phone book labeled "home" on two of 'em. I suppose lacking that, I'd call any number in the entries, explain the situation, and ask how to contact the right people. But yeah, the I.C.E. thing sounds like a great idea. Hard to know if it'll catch on - did you ever hear about the "put your important medical records in the freezer in this special tube" thing? I didn't either, until I'd been an EMT for 10 years, and got the "Aren't you going to go into my freezer to get my records?" from a puzzled patient. Hadn't heard of that one, but here is a good idea for traveling -- if you have a digital camera, it probably came with a relatively small memory card that you just toss in a drawer when you buy a bigger one. Take that small card back out of the drawer and put scanned copies of your passport and other stuff you want to have with you. If you lose the real ones, you can get a copy back by taking that card to any number of places and having them print out the .jpg you stored on there. Keep the card where it will not get stolen. (only good use I have seen for a 16 meg card). If you put the important information in a zip file, you can password protect it so others don't find it very east to get to if they find the card. mikey |
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Mike Fields wrote: if you have a digital camera, it probably came with a relatively small memory card that you just toss in a drawer when you buy a bigger one. Take that small card back out of the drawer and put scanned copies of your passport and other stuff you want to have with you. If you lose the real ones, you can get a copy back by taking that card to any number of places and having them print out the .jpg you stored on there. Keep the card where it will not get stolen. (only good use I have seen for a 16 meg card). If you put the important information in a zip file, you can password protect it so others don't find it very east to get to if they find the card. Excellent idea, thanks |
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Just Me wrote:
This is such a good idea that I thought it was worth sharing. I was watching the news today and they talked about this idea of putting important information on your cell phone. It's called ICE - In Case of Emergency. Someone in England started it. The idea is that if you are found unconscious or otherwise disabled that you can't talk, emergency personnel will be able to contact who you want them to contact by simply looking at your cell phone. [...] So you get mugged and they steal your wallet, but not your phone? This info traditionally goes in your wallet. |
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On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:18:47 -0700, Mike Fields wrote:
"Dave Hinz" wrote in message ... But yeah, the I.C.E. thing sounds like a great idea. Hard to know if it'll catch on - did you ever hear about the "put your important medical records in the freezer in this special tube" thing? I didn't either, Hadn't heard of that one, Well, that's my point. Lots of seemingly great ideas just don't catch on for whatever reason, while the people who do them assume everyone else knows about it. but here is a good idea for traveling -- if you have a digital camera, it probably came with a relatively small memory card that you just toss in a drawer when you buy a bigger one. Take that small card back out of the drawer and put scanned copies of your passport and other stuff you want to have with you. If you lose the real ones, you can get a copy back by taking that card to any number of places and having them print out the .jpg you stored on there. Keep the card where it will not get stolen. (only good use I have seen for a 16 meg card). If you put the important information in a zip file, you can password protect it so others don't find it very east to get to if they find the card. Not bad... Dave Hinz |
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