piddy
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 08:58 PM |
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ICE ( In Case Of Emergency)
Type: Common Interest - Beliefs & Causes
Description: Message from the Ambulance Service
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory. 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.
Recent NewsThe 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 recognised 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.
GROUP QUESTIONS ANSWERED
1) WONT PARAMEDICS JUST CALL HOME, MUM, DAD?
Answer: Not everyones mum or dad are still alive, some people do not have landlines. If you do still have mum and dad in your phone putting ICE after
the name will help emergency services know which person to contact.
2) MY PHONE WILL NOT LET ME SAVE THE SAME NUMBER IN MY PHONE AS MUM AND ICE WHAT CAN I DO?
answer: If your phone will not let you store ICE as a separate number then after MUM write ICE.
3) WHY SHOULD I WRITE ICE IF I ALREADY HAVE MUM AND DAD ON MY PHONE?
answer: you may wish to have a close friend or partner as your emergency contact person. For this simply store as E.G. ICE - SIMON (BF) OR ICE - LUCY
(if lucy is just a friend then they will ring her up to find out how she knows the person in trouble)
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE MUM AND DAD IN YOUR PHONE THEN USE THE 'ICE' CODE AFTER THEIR NAME.
PLEASE DO NOT SAVE MUM AND DAD JUST AS ICE CONTACTS IF YOUR PHONE DOESNT LET YOU SAVE 2 NUMBERS...AS IF YOUR FRIEND FINDS YOU ON THE STREET THEY MAY
NOT KNOW TO LOOK FOR 'ICE'
ITS IMPORTANT TO STILL HAVE MUM, DAD, HOME ETC IN YOUR PHONE BUT ICE IS USED IN ADDITION TO THESE CONTACTS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO RING THE
PERSON THAT YOU WISH TO BE CONTACTED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
I HOPE THIS HELPS!
LOUISE
PLEASE PASS THIS AROUND AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AS THIS CAN HELP IN AN
EMERGENCY
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 09:19 PM |
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Have been doing this for a couple of years since I saw it possibly on Locostbuilders?
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focijohn
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 09:39 PM |
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girlfriend does this and now so do I!
Anyone going slower than you is an idiot. Anyone going faster than you is a maniac.
Too many targets but too few bullets.
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omega0684
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 09:44 PM |
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surely in case of an emergency you would want you parents to be contacted!
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dhutch
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 09:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
surely in case of an emergency you would want you parents to be contacted!
Not nessarally. And if there no in under 'mum' or 'dad' it might not be obivous anyway.
- Ive done it for a few years, puting in parents details, but also others.
Do a fair bit of biking, and who knows what would happen if i came of. Even if i was found.
Daniel
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SWW84
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 10:06 PM |
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Sounds like a good idea, I've just done it.
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DIY Si
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| posted on 19/3/09 at 11:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
surely in case of an emergency you would want you parents to be contacted!
Not for me, it would be the wife. In your case, where you live at mum and dad's, then yes go for them. But if you live with your OH, then
I'd put them in.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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James
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| posted on 20/3/09 at 12:05 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
surely in case of an emergency you would want you parents to be contacted!
Would you??? Not necessarily!
For a start they might be with you in the emergency...
2nd, not everyone still has their parents
3rd, the emergency might need some explaining to them.... maybe you just stacked their car you'd borrowed without asking... maybe some other
religious, ethical or whatever reason... you may just not get on with them!
It's a good idea I've known about for ages. Should get round to doing it myself really! 
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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procomp
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| posted on 20/3/09 at 08:47 AM |
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Hi
This something i was advised to do a few years ago due to being a Diabetic.
I have the wife under ICE 1 and parents under ICE 2. It is something that can really only help the emergency services particularly if you are on any
sort of repeat medication.
somebody had their brain in gear when they came up with the idea.
Cheers Matt
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 20/3/09 at 09:30 AM |
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Just a point whilst on the subject, not sure if everyone is aware, but if you have an emergency, instead of dialling '999' from a mobile
dial '112'. It still connects you to the emergency network, but if the mobile network is busy, it will give you priority and if need be
kick someone else of to ensure you can get a connection.
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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coozer
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| posted on 20/3/09 at 11:20 AM |
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Wonder how every one got on for the last 20,000 years before we had mobiles?
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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iank
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| posted on 20/3/09 at 11:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
Just a point whilst on the subject, not sure if everyone is aware, but if you have an emergency, instead of dialling '999' from a mobile
dial '112'. It still connects you to the emergency network, but if the mobile network is busy, it will give you priority and if need be
kick someone else of to ensure you can get a connection.
JB
112 is the European emergency number, both 112 and 999 (911 and 081 also work on some mobiles) all do the same thing and will kick non-emergency
people off the cell to get you through.
See item 6 in the ofcom rules
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/oftel/publications/ind_guidelines/emer1002.htm
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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MautoK
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| posted on 21/3/09 at 11:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
surely in case of an emergency you would want you parents to be contacted!
That would be a good trick in my case as they've both shuffled off this mortal coil! (Pa 1913-1990, Ma 1914-2005)
He's whittling on a piece of wood. I got a feeling that when he stops whittling, something's gonna happen. (OUATITW/Cheyenne)
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