ICE in your mobile phone

The original concept, conceived by Cambridge paramedic Bob Brotchie, involved putting the
acronym ICE in front of your designated emergency contact.


Follow these hints to get the best out of ICE

·         Make sure the person whose name and number you are giving
has agreed to be your ICE partner.

·         Make sure your ICE partner has a list of people they should contact
on your behalf including your place of work.

·         Make sure your ICE person’s number is one that’s easy to contact.
For example a home number could be useless in and emergency
if the person works full time.

·         Make sure your ICE partner knows about any medical conditions
that could affect your emergency treatment _ for example allergies
or current medication

·         Make sure if you are under 18, your ICE partner is a parent or
guardian authorized to make decision on your behalf- for example
if you need a life or death operation

·         Should your preferred contact be deaf, then type ICETEXT then
the name of your contact before saving the number.

My phone doesn't show the callers name any more.
This will be because your ICE contact number is a duplicate entry of another contact in
your phone book. If you have two numbers the same, your phone won't know which one
to display so it will show just the number. To get round this, simply type a * after the
number under your ICE contact. It will still work and will cure the caller-ID problem.