Here is a scenario that is all too common. Let's say you are involved in an auto accident and knocked unconscious. The paramedics arrive and quickly locate your cell phone. They look through the contacts and locate the name ICE. They place a call to the ICE number and instantly the person you wanted to convey your personal information is talking with the paramedics.
Using this system, the paramedics can be alerted to any special medical condition you have or other pertinent personal information. Here are some tips to setting up ICE on your cell phone:
- Get permission from the person you will use as the ICE contact before programming your cell phone.
- Provide your ICE contact with a list of people they should contact on your behalf if you are unable to.
- Make sure you provide an ICE contact who is accessible at that number. It doesn't do any good to provide a home number for a person who is at work all day long.
- Brief your ICE contact about any medical conditions or special instructions you might have about your care, your children, spouse or pets.
- I f you are a minor, the ICE contact should be your parent or guardian. This is the only person who is legally authorized to make decisions on your behalf.
- If your ICE contact is already listed in your cell phone directory, here is what you should do: If you attempt to enter the same number twice, the phone won't know which name to display, so to correct this situation, type a star after the phone number you want associated with the ICE contact. This will not affect the dialing.
- If you have more than one person to contact, enter the contacts as ICE1, ICE2, ICE3.
Visit the Design2Train website for a free downloadable ICE form to share with your ICE contact.
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