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Spring’s here, so put some ICE in your cell phone
By WDavidStephenson | March 21, 2008
I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath, so the wait is over: it’s time for another “21st century disaster tip you WON’T hear from officials.”It ain’t feelin’ like Spring here in the Hub of the Universe today — cold and with high winds — but the calendar says it’s Spring, so that means it’s time to put some ICE in your cell phone (BTW: if that sentence made an ounce of sense to you, you’re going to have to repeat Logic 101 next semester.).ICE, you see, is an acronym for In Case of Emergency.
It’s a project started by British EMT Bob Brotchie (there’s now a commercial site dealing with ICE
Here’s the idea:
- put several ICE listings in your cell directory ICE-1, ICE-2, etc.
- under each of them put the phone # of another family member or a friend who you’d want called in case of emergency.
If there is an emergency and you’re unable to communicate, first responders will (we hope: the concept is voluntary, so part of your homework, boys and girls, is to let your local officials know about it, so they can make certain police, fire and EMTs know to check the listings) check your ICE listings and then until they’re able to reach one of your emergency contacts, tell them about where you are and your condition, and ask whether you have any particular chronic conditions and/or medications that should be considered in caring for you.
So put some ICE in your cell phone, tell your family and friends to do the same, and remember that the real first day of spring is next Tuesday!
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