Robert Stimpson, the acting police chief in Madison, CT is launching a campaign that’s catching on: asking cell phone users to create a specific emergency entry called:
ICE or “In Case of Emergency.”
How easy is this? Just enter the number of your emergency contact into your cell phone’s address book. Label it as ICE and store it. Paramedics or doctors can then access that number if you’re in an accident.
But don't just stop there, add one for your dogs:
ICEdogs or “In Case of Emergency for the Dogs.”
Have you ever thought what would happen if you were traveling with your dogs and were in an accident? What do they do with the dogs? Who should they call?
Most of the 193 million cell phone users in the United States probably have some type of an “in case of emergency number” that may be listed under something like “mom” or a name that may mean something to you, but not to emergency personnel. Programming it again under “ICE” only takes a minutes.
This idea caught on after the bombings in Great Britain, where a paramedic conceived it. Word spread, and a grass-roots movement is under way — from the Internet to hospitals worldwide.
These three simple letters that could help save lives.
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