Step 2 - create a personal emergency contact list - this is known as ICE (in case of an emergency)
You may not have heard of this, but it’s an easy way for the emergency services to quickly find the contact details of your next of kin, if you are injured and unable to tell them who to contact on your behalf.
This simple idea of storing the word ICE in your mobile phone address book, before the name and number of the person you would want to be contacted, could be invaluable.
Make sure that -
If you don’t have a mobile, don’t worry - you can keep the same information, written down, in your wallet or purse.
This simple idea of storing the word ICE in your mobile phone address book, before the name and number of the person you would want to be contacted, could be invaluable.
Make sure that -
- the person whose name and number you are using has agreed to be your ICE partner
- your ICE partner has a list of people they should contact on your behalf and they know any important medical information about you (like allergies)
- if your ICE contact is deaf, type ICETEXT then the name of your contact before saving the number
- if you want more than one ICE partner, simply save them as ICE1, ICE2 for example
If you don’t have a mobile, don’t worry - you can keep the same information, written down, in your wallet or purse.