In Case of Emergency (ICE) is a program that enables first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, and police officers, to identify victims and contact their next of kin to obtain important medical information. A paramedic is a medical professional usually a member of the emergency medical service, who primarily provides Pre-hospital advanced medical and Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. Next of kin is the term used to describe a person's closest living blood relative or Relatives. The program was conceived in the mid-2000s and promoted by British paramedic Bob Brotchie in May 2005. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. [1] It encourages people to enter emergency contacts in their cell phone address book under the name "ICE". Alternately, a person can list multiple emergency contacts as "ICE1", "ICE2", etc. The popularity of the program has spread across Europe, and has started to grow into North America. [2]
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Following research carried out by Vodafone that showed that fewer than 25% of people carry any details of who they would like telephoned following a serious accident, a campaign encouraging people to do this was started in May 2005 by Bob Brotchie of the East Anglia Ambulance Service in the UK. Vodafone is a Mobile network operator headquartered in Berkshire, England, UK. May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The idea has taken off since the July 7, 2005 London bomb attacks
When interviewed on July 12, 2005 on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Brotchie said:
"I was reflecting on some difficult calls I've attended, where people were unable to speak to me through injury or illness and we were unable to find out who they were. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Today, sometimes referred to as the Today programme to avoid ambiguity is BBC Radio 4 's long-running early morning news and current affairs I discovered that many people, obviously, carry mobile phones and we were using them to discover who they were. It occurred to me that if we had a uniform approach to searching inside a mobile phone for an emergency contact then that would make it easier for everyone. "
Brotchie also urged mobile phone manufacturers to support the campaign by adding an ICE heading to phone number lists of all new mobile phones.
In the summer of 2005, ICE-ER, LLC began distributing on its website (www.icesticker.com) a sticker that serves as a visual alert that an individual has established a communication protocol.
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References
External links
- The Real ICE4SAFETY Site...Where ICE is Free.
- ICE sticker
- Snopes.com echoes debunking of ICE virus myth
- ICEFirst.com, Software that stores emergency medical information on mobile phones
- Bob's idea has global impact (Cambridge Evening News)
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