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'ICE' message from ambulance
service
05.06.08
THE ambulance service
is once again urging people to join its 'In Case of
Emergency' (ICE) campaign.
ICE is a simple way people can make sure loved ones
are informed immediately in the case of emergency
and the concept is catching on quickly. |
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"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 to be contacted during emergency under
the name ICE in your mobile phonebook," said a
spokesperson.
"The idea was thought up by a
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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-recognised name for this purpose," said a
spokesperson.
In an emergency situation, ambulance and hospital
staff would be able to quickly contact the right
person by simply dialling the number you have stored
as 'ICE'. For more than one contact name simply
enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc., into your mobile. |
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