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Note: Forwarded message attached -- Original Message -- " shaji k nair " <shaji ajayshankar, AKumar, aknair, Aksajohn, meeri, nair_archana, armaity, wijai1998, balachandranmundamattom, bg.kumar, venky007, capraj, cbalagopal, saipgk, girija, Ishraq.Thameem, vinanchiarachi, linck, kusum49, nair_lakshmi, leela_rajeev, lindawgcmoore, praxie, loretta, madandan, myths_nair, niranjanb, parusek, prasath, coralr, appuanu98, ranibkumar, ravi, balpal, renuprasath, maryswanson1, sangunair, shanthi_peace_2ooo, nairsuman, mail Fwd: FW: In case of emergency Note: Forwarded message attached -- Orignal Message -- " balachandran nair " <namjery pambhole FW: In case of emergency > " Chitra Krishnan " <ckrishnan >appat48 >In case of emergency >Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:47:13 -0500 > >ENTER " ICE -.NUMBER " ie: The no you want contacted in case of emergency >into your cell phone list... > >Why? > >Read on.... > >Good idea I think.... > >CK > >Ladies & Gentlemen, > > At this time when those of us in London are witnessing yet another >instance > of large numbers of casualties as a result of terrorist activity and the > frustration of people as they try to contact friends and relatives who >have > gone missing, this scheme is simple but can be very effective. > > Please take a few minutes to read the attached article about a campaign > being launched nationally by the East Anglia Ambulance Service in > conjunction with the Falklands veteran Simon Weston. To participate will > cost nothing, only take a few minutes of reading and entering a >telephone > number into your mobile, but it could save hours or even days of >heartache. > > The idea is that you store the word " I C E " in your mobile phone >address > book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be > contacted " In Case of Emergency " . For more than one contact name ICE1, > ICE2, ICE3 etc > > In an emergency situation police, ambulance, other first responders and > hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next of >kin > are and be able to contact them. It's so simple that everyone can do it. > > Please will you also email this to everybody in your address book, it >won't > take too many 'forwards' before everybody will know about this. It >really > could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. Let's hope that >you > don't need to use it!! > >A Cambridge-based paramedic has launched a national campaign with >Vodafone > to encourage people to store emergency contact details in their mobile > phones. > > > Bob Brotchie, a clinical team leader for the East Anglian Ambulance NHS > Trust, hatched the plan last year after struggling to get contact >details > from shocked or injured patients. > > By entering the acronym ICE - for In Case of Emergency - into the >mobile's > phone book, users can log the name and number of someone who should be > contacted in an emergency. > > The idea follows research carried out by Vodafone that shows more than >75 > per cent of people carry no details of who they would like telephoned > following a serious accident. > > Bob, 41, who has been a paramedic for 13 years, said: " I was reflecting >on > some of the calls I've attended at the roadside where I had to look >through > the mobile phone contacts struggling for information on a shocked or >injured > person. > > " It's difficult to know who to call. Someone might have " mum " in their >phone > book but that doesn't mean they'd want them contacted in an emergency. > > " Almost everyone carries a mobile phone now, and with ICE we'd know > immediately who to contact and what number to ring. The person may even >know > of their medical history. " > > The campaign was launched this week by Bob and Falklands war hero Simon > Weston in association with Vodafone's annual Life Savers Awards. > > Vodafone spokesperson Ally Stevens said: " The Life Savers Awards already > demonstrate, through practical example, the important role a mobile >phone > can play when minutes matter in an emergency. > > " By adopting the ICE advice, your mobile will now also help the rescue > services quickly contact a friend or relative - which could be vital in >a > life or death situation. " > > The campaign is also asking people to think carefully about who will be > their ICE partner - with helpful advice on who to choose - particularly >if > that person has to give consent for emergency medical treatment. > > Bob hopes that all emergency services will promote ICE in their area as >part > of a national awareness campaign to highlight the importance of carrying > next of kin details at all times. > >He said the idea was for the benefit of loved ones as well as the >patient. > > " Research suggests people recover quicker from the psychological effects >of > their loved one being hurt if they are involved at an earlier stage and >they > can reach them quickly, " he added. > > He said he hoped mobile phone companies would now build the ICE contact >into > future models, adding: " It's not a difficult thing to do. As many people >say > they carry mobile phones in case of an emergency, it seems natural this > information should be kept there. " > >-- >_____________ >NEW! 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