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‘ICE’ Cell Phone Plan Would Help Rescuers

Posted by GruntDoc on July 21st, 2005

In the ‘why didn’t I think of that department: ‘ICE’ Cell Phone Plan Would Help Rescuers.


Now a simple initiative, conceived by a paramedic in Britain, has gained momentum on both sides of the Atlantic to try to solve this problem. Cell users are being urged to put the acronym ICE — "in case of emergency" — before the names of the people they want to designate as next of kin in their cell address book, creating entries such as "ICE — Dad" or "ICE — Alison."

This is a great idea, and is going into all our phones.  This tip is from FFM, and his additional idea is worth seeing.

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5 Responses to “‘ICE’ Cell Phone Plan Would Help Rescuers”

  1. Judy Says:

    I like that idea!

    My medic alert subscription includes a list of emergency contacts, but sometimes I forget to wear it. Maybe I should put the Medic Alert number into my cell phone with ICE in front of that too.

  2. david Says:

    The first person to make an “Ice, Ice Baby” crack is going to get smacked upside da head.

  3. GruntDoc Says:

    Very funny!

  4. James Says:

    This site contains ICE Stickers, alerting EMTs that you have I.C.E. contacts available in your cell phone. http://www.icesticker.com

  5. dave Says:

    ICE Stickers and Med Alert ID Cards can be found at http://www.livingwillcards.com