ICE: In Case of Emergency
Yesterday, my brother came home late. I know he finishes class by 4pm. However, it was 9.30pm until he actually came back. Naturally, I was worried sick.He is not carrying a Canadian Driver's license to help identify his number or address in case of an emergency. He is only carrying the Saudi ID, which is in Arabic (someone really smart didn't think it was necessary to have at least an English translation on the back). As a result of that, it would take a long time before I know if anything bad (لا قدر الله) happens. I was worried also because we are alone here in Canada. If anyone checked his mobile, they won't easily find a Canadian number and it would takes ages before they find the house number.
So, when I received this forwarded email, I really liked it and wanted to share it with everyone.
Btw, he was at the library and was swamped with so much work that he forgot to mention it to me. It's ok, I wasn't mad. We just agreed to always call-in with each other =)
Recently, the concept of “ICE” is catching up quickly. It is simply, yet an important method of contact during emergency situations.
As cell phones are carried by majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or person who should be contacted at during emergency as “ICE” (meaning In Case of Emergency).
The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn’t know which number is call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose.
Following a disaster in London, the East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national “In case of Emergency (ICE)” campaign. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simple dialing the number stored as “ICE”. For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference !
Tell everyone you know. It really could save your life, or put a loved one’s mind at rest.
posted by SunShine @ 12:26 p.m.
1 Comments:
Swamped with so mcuh work at the library he said?! I've used that one before :P
The Saudi ID thing is so retarded! But then again what would you expect from the genuises here?
ICE is a good concept
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