In Case of an Emergency - ICE

Hi neilvin
I am involved in both Volunteer Marine Rescue and SA Ambulance and we have never heard of or been advised of the ICE listing as an easy means of contacting next of kin. I am interested in learning more could you please post the URL so I can investigate further.
Cheers Brad

Hi Brad
The URL is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/codan_outback_radio/
and do a search for "ice".
I am in the CFA and I haven't heard of it yet, but will be following it up.
Regards
Neil

It originated in the UK, but the internet being what it is, people have forwarded it all over the place. Sort of spreading through word-of-mouth.

Silly me, but I would have thought a phone entry labelled "Emergency" would make more sense!

I saw it now being advertised on Channel 7 too.

Why wouldn't the ambos just open your wallet and get your address off the drivers liocence?

Or if they only have the moibile, try "Home"?

Stuffed if I'd look for entries under ICE.

Sounds like another internet furphy

:-(

Just wait for the cries of privacy invasion if an emergency officer went through your phone looking for ICE

Amnother case of people recomending how you run your life, like wipe of 5, smoking kills (oh doooh) etc etc

All of these acronyms (ICE, Home, Emergency) are a fat lot of good to the emergency services if the keypad is locked, or phone book is password protected.

Cheers,

Dion.

This had the whiff of an urban myth about it but no so according to Snopes where there is an interesting read on the background to ICE ...

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Interesting issue as I mentioned earlier Telstra has sent this out to all account holders via SMS in recent days and here is link to the article on telstra.com.

Posted on here awhile ago Post No 24869.

This is interesting this one. It actually started out as just another hoax. In fact it was officially declared as a hoax originally.

But people around the world started to think it was a good idea, and have started recommending it, even some organisations (as you can see from the Telstra recommendation).

But - it has not been universally adopted - and many rescue/emergency agencies have not heard of it or have it in their procedures.

This is because many people have been stung before by internet hoaxes and have dismissed this as "just another internet hoax. As a result - this idea is becoming vctim of "the boy who cried wolf" event.

So don't feel completely safe in the belief that every paramedic, hospital, doctor, nurse, poliveman or fireman is going to automatically check your phone for "ICE" entries. And that is the damage that hs been caused by previous internet hoaxes - and like the story of the boy who cried wolf - the person who is your potential rescuer might not bother to check just when you really need it.

So - it may sound like a good idea - but don't bet your life on it.

Brilliant idea..No doubt,will be universaly adoptedd..I am ICE-ing my mobile this am...Thanks for info..

Dont like it , dont do it , who gives a crap.

Quite a few people think its a good idea , including myself.

Think about it before you do it.

A mother died in SA from hearing about the death of her daughter in a VA.

Emergency services in SA do not support this initiative.

Regards

RB

Think about it before you do it.

A mother died in SA from hearing about the death of her daughter, by phone,in a VA.

Emergency services in SA do not support this initiative.

Regards

RB