“ICE YOUR PHONE” Campaign
“ICE” – IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
There are over 215 million cell phone users in the United States today. Industry experts expect over 300 million users by 2010. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2006 that 1,600,000 emergency room patients could not provide contact information because they were incapacitated. So many individuals, including teenagers, leave the home each day without any identification or emergency contact information, yet carry a cell phone
A global campaign, started in the UK in 2005, has spread to the United States calling for individuals to program an In Case of Emergency contact (or ICE for short) into their mobile phones.
ICESticker.com is a national coalition member of Ready.Gov., a Homeland Security program aimed at encouraging Americans to take responsibility at preparing themselves for an emergency or major disaster. ICESticker.com has developed an iconic self-adhesive visual alert to be applied to the back of the phone to serve as both as an alert for and invitation to paramedics and emergency personnel that the individual has established an emergency communication protocol.
Since launching in the summer of 2005, ICESticker.com has distributed hundreds of thousands of the original ICE Sticker™ visual alerts to a world-wide base of emergency responders, community organizers, government entities, private companies, and individuals just like you.
Get involved and become part of the ICE Your Phone™ campaign today. Click the links below for more information
ACEP-Emergency Physicians say ICE can help save your life
Fresno, CA- Fire Department Press Release – January 2010
Click here to order ICE stickers
HOW TO “ICE” YOUR PHONE
Type in “ICE”, then the contact name (for example, ICE Mom). If possible, list more than one ICE contact in case the first cannot be reached. Make sure your ICE contact is familiar with your medical history.
DO NOT password-protect your contact list.
ICE Advice
* ICE is not a substitute to keeping written emergency information in a wallet or purse. Emergency response teams first look to identify you before trying to contact next of kin.
* Cell phones are personal items that must remain with the victim. Written information can be photocopied. Keep ICE information limited – as this is accessible to anyone finding your cell phone.
* The person whose name and number you are giving has agreed to be your ICE contact.
* Your ICE contact(s) should have a list of people they should contact on your behalf, including your place of work.
* Your ICE contact should know about any medical conditions that could affect your emergency treatment – for example allergies or current medications
* If you are under 18, your ICE contact is either your mother or father or an immediate member of your family authorized to make decisions on your behalf
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