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  • Use I C E on your cellphones - It may have saved a friend of mines life yesterday - Vanity

    04/28/2007 9:25:55 AM PDT · by GeorgiaDawg32 · 34 replies · 1,202+ views
    Me | 4/28/07 | GeorgiaDawg32
    Yesterday, a friend of mine was involved in a pretty serious motorcycle accident that I didn't find out about until this morning. He had been knocked unconcious (He was wearing a full-face helmet which saved his life). When police and paramedics showed up, they attended to him while one of them got his cellphone and looked for I C E (In Case of Emergency). They were able to immediately contact his wife for a list of medications he was on as well as to tell them of any health related issues he has. I have I C E (name of...
  • Adding "ICE" To Your Phone Directory Could Help Your Families In Emergencies (Announcement/Vanity)

    07/24/2005 4:55:10 PM PDT · by CitizenM · 27 replies · 1,472+ views
    July 24, 2005
    I am offering this because I think it is a wonderful suggestion considering the problems we face in the world today. This idea evidently originated in England recently. I received it from a friend of mine in Canada. I hope this can remain in the sidebar list for a while until many have had the chance to see it and, hopefully, put it into practice. We don't often stop to think how hard it is for emergency workers to find a way to contact people on behalf of injured persons when treating them for emergencies. Almost everyone carries a cell...