Re: Emergency cell phone use
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Tue Jun 19 21:51:16 2007
I can ... we dialed 0 and spoke with the Ma Bell operator.
Art
At Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Henry Gregor wrote:
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>Listers:
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>This information was sent to me by an EMS colleague and it seems a significant bit of info...How many of us can remember .... I personally, of course, was just an itty bitty baby...when "911" got off the ground? Who could imagine a time without "911"?
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> :-)
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> Hank
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> ICE Campaign - "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 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 cell 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 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!
> Another person said:
> I installed ICE on my phone, but it was alphabetized 'way down the list. If people would enter it as "ICE" or *ICE (with quotes or star) it will show up at the very top of the list, saving even more time for Emergency Workers!
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> More valuable information on the ICE Campaign can be found at:
> http://www.snopes. com/crime/ prevent/icephone .asp
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art fougner, md
"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
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