Ice - Community Service Message
Message from NSW Ambulance Service
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory
but nobody, other than 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 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 dialling the
number you have stored as 'ICE'.
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. For
more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.