A great idea... copy & paste and send to friends

[csr]

I received a very interesting email the other day and thought I would share it. Feel free to copy the message below and email to your friends & family. I think it would be a GREAT idea to get this started. It's one of those things that JUST MAKES SENSE.



ICE - (In Case of an Emergency) CAMPAIGN


The London incident has promoted concerns and I share with you what one of my European colleagues just sent. As long as everyone knows what ICE stands for, it is not a bad idea. A useful thing to add to your mobile address book!

It was thought up by an ambulance man/paramedic who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones but they didn't know which numbers to call and he thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name to file "next of kin" or "emergency contact numbers" under.

Following the disaster in London . . .East Anglian Ambulance Service have launched a national "In case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign with the support of Falklands war hero Simon Weston.

The idea is that you store the word " I C E " in your mobile phone Address book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency".

In an emergency situation ambulance and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next of kin are and be able to contact them. It's so simple that everyone can do it. Please do.

Please will you also email this to everybody in your address book, 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.

For more than one contact name ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc.

[MotorPlow]

As an emergency responder, we simply scroll through the phones address book for things like: Home, Mom, Dad, Gramma, work, etc.

I personally would just scroll past something like ICE.

[Lucky]

I have an HJC CL-14 helmet, with the flip up chin bar. it's black, & i've written all that info on the area by the hinge in silver sharpie. as soon as the bar is put in the up position, you can't miss it.  (you don't see it with the bar down) the paramedics may not remove my helmet, but they'll find the info.

hoping i never need it though...

--Lucky