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Bob Brotchie, a clinical
team leader for the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust in Britain
, came up with the plan in 2004 after struggling to get contact
details from shocked or injured patients. Research has
shown that over three quarters of the population does not carry
any emergency contact information. However the research
show that there are now more cellular phones being used that
house phones.
So the idea is to enter
the acronym ICE, In
Case of Emergency, into your cellular
phone phone book and list the number of someone who should be
contacted in an emergency. You also need to keep in mind
that this person should be able to provide vital medical
information about you to the person calling. Emergency
works across the USA, Canada, and England are being trained to
check cellular phone contact list for the name ICE, if the
patient cannot communicate with them.
It is simple just add
the name ICE to your cellular phone's contact list and enter the
number of the person need to be called if you have been injured
or cannot communicate with emergency workers. |