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Bandit12

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Got this as an email this afternoon and thought its a great idea, especially in light of OM's recent mishap. Figured I'd pass it along here and ask what some of you folks that work emergeny medical services think about it. I've already got my phone programed for ICE1 and ICE2 for my home phone and my wife's cell number.

Ray

Apparently, this is a standard procedure all 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 the '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 the re were 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.

 
Sounds like a great idea, I've often had the same thought as to how someone would know who to call. I will do that in my phone, Thanks for the info

 
Yeah, I found out about this after I crashed. When the paramedics found my phone, they mistakenly called my father-in-law that lives in another state. That made for an interesting conversation when he called my wife.

 
I do this too, but I take it two steps further after discovering not everybody knew about ICE here (almost everyone who rides a motorcycle knows about it in my home town):

In my phone, I have ICE - my In Case of Emergency contact. That person has instructions that under any situation where I am unable to respond, an envelope entrusted with them (prepared by me), complete with full medical history, blood group, list of emergency contacts, health insurance numbers, etc. can be opened and handed to the medics. The person chosen is literally someone I trust with my life, as my parents and other family are international and may not respond if called.

In my left pocket (I am right handed; I never use my left pocket) I carry a card with similar information. It has a ICE contact, my blood group, health insurance and employer, $30 for fuel to get me out of trouble and $2 of 20c coins to make phone calls if necessary - the 20c coin is almost always an accepted coin in any sort of coin-slot operated phone (over here the equivalent would be a quarter), all in a waterproof pouch.

In my wallet is the same information, next to my driver's licence.

The only problem I see with this is if someone was to rob me after I was hit; all my ID has some monetary value attached to it, even if it's just a little value (cell phone costs money; wallet and left pocket info have cash in there).

I also noticed there are wrist bands that you can buy now with the information printed on it (they were at the Renton motorcycle shop in WA).

 
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I've hade ICE in my phone for a very long time. Unfortunatly it didn't help during my last crash. My phone was in my tank bag, and it flew off during the crash and the emergency crew never found it. Fortunatly a friend from work went back to the crash site a couple days later and actually found my tank bag in the bushes. I've recently run accross a possible cure above and beyond the ICE in the cell phone. ResQtag looks like it would be easy to spot, and very hard to loose. I also carry a Med ID's card behind my drivers licence.

 
I carry my cell phone on my body.

Got tossed once, did an Old Michael aerial trip, was busted up,couldn't move, the phone in my jacket saved my bacon as the bike was over 300 feet away.

 
20 year paramedic here. ICE doesn't hurt a thing, but the one thing everyone from law enforcement to EMS is looking for from the beginning is your wallet. The second thing EMS is looking for is medic alert tags or bracelets. A very effective way to insure information stays with you is the military style dog tags (red is available and the standard color of medic alert stuff). ICE is a good idea, but often the phone is broken or we have no idea who it belongs to (I have two of them on my desk as I type this), or we just never find it because there are better ways to identify someone. Be sure you have a medical and contact info sheet with your DL in your wallet.

 
I have the ICE number in my cell phone. I also keep a "wallet" in my jacket when I ride that has that info..(but is not my real wallet, which is likely in one of the cases.)

But I do one more thing that is a holdover from when I roadraced.. I use one of those Dymo label makers to make a label that says " Blood Type O pos , no allergies -In Case of Emergency Call 555-1444 = Wife" and it is stuck to the bottom of my helmet above the rubber edging on back.

Hopefully this info will never need to be used.

KM

 
20 year paramedic here. ICE doesn't hurt a thing, but the one thing everyone from law enforcement to EMS is looking for from the beginning is your wallet. ...ICE is a good idea, but often the phone is broken or we have no idea who it belongs to... Be sure you have a medical and contact info sheet with your DL in your wallet.
That's a great idea. I've always kept my phone on my body but never considered what would happen if I was unconscious and the phone was broken. I'm preparing an emergency card to carry in my wallet along with the usual suspects (driver's license, registration & proof of insurance.)

 
I have the ICE number in my cell phone. I also keep a "wallet" in my jacket when I ride that has that info..(but is not my real wallet, which is likely in one of the cases.)
But I do one more thing that is a holdover from when I roadraced.. I use one of those Dymo label makers to make a label that says " Blood Type O pos , no allergies -In Case of Emergency Call 555-1444 = Wife" and it is stuck to the bottom of my helmet above the rubber edging on back.

Hopefully this info will never need to be used.

KM
If space is an issue on a card or tag, leave off the blood type. Everyone gets O- until typed and cross-matched. They won't take your word for it and they won't take your mother's. Being wrong can be deadly so they test everyone without exception.

 
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Here are some pics of my emergency pocket

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Here is the info in the pocket:

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I figure if they can not find the pocket my arm is missing. In that case it is more then likely to late.

 
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