In Case of Emergancy

Most of us have cell phones; most of us keep them with us all day every day. Many of you may have heard about the “I.C.E.” campaign that originated in England and picked up great popularity after the London bombings. It made its way over to America as well, and was featured in the likes of USA Today and The Washington Post. For those of you who don’t know about this here’s the quick run-down:

In case of emergency or ICE is a campaign to encourage people to put an emergency contact name in their mobile phones. In developed countries some 80% or more of people carry a mobile phone, and the police or paramedics often use them to identify victims at road traffic accidents or other incidents. The idea of ICE is that everyone should put an emergency contact name and number into their phone under the headword “ICE”. This would give the emergency services personnel a standard place to look. -Source

Personally I like this idea a lot and The Hotness and I both have our I.C.E. numbers programmed into our phones. There are some people whose phonebooks are PIN protected, so this post isn’t really for you I guess. But for the rest of ya’s listen up because this is a friendly reminder Get your phone(s) and take care of business, it’ll only take a couple of minutes (depending on how complicated your phone is) and it could help you out in your time of greatest need.

There are emails going around that talk of the I.C.E. idea being a method of spreading viruses or incurring large call fees. None of that is true, both myths are de-bunked here.

Obviously having I.C.E. in your phone isn’t a guarantee (batteries die and phones sometimes get lost in chaos) but along with having your emergency contacts written on a card in your wallet or purse it sure gives you a little extra peace of mind and can help folks help you a little quicker.

If you’d like to get a neat little I.C.E. support button for your website or blog like the one above just click here.

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