ICE Initiative is the "In Case of Emergency" cellular contact. It's really simple. People program numbers into their cell phones under ICE. The number listed is an emergency contact should that person become unable to communicate in the event of an emergency. Some people have more than one ICE. I have 4 listed in my cell.
How many of you utilize this? If you do use it, does it make you feel safer that your family/friends/parents/physican can be contacted quickly?
ICE started in Europe and is taking hold here in the states. I think it is an excellent idea and I now will check a patient's cell phone to see if there is an ICE contact listed. It can be anyone who is familiar with you and your medical history...your mom, dad, spouse, sibling, child, doctor, next door neighbor...anyone. It also works with programmable home phones. The ICE contact can be called using YOUR phone so it's a number the contact will recognize.
What do you all think?
2007-03-13
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