Life on Florida’s West Coast

In Case of Emergency ICE Your Phone

I’m sure you have heard of the acronym I.C.E., which stands for In Case of Emergency. It is the standard method people use to enter their most important emergency phone number(s) into their cell phones. If someone were to come upon you in an emergency situation and you were carrying your phone, ideally they could open your phone and page down to an ICE number so they knew who to contact. Otherwise, they might just start dialing at the top of your phonebook and end up reaching some former boss you forgot to remove from your phonebook.

Sometimes a cell phone hold the only identifying information a person is carrying; especially teens that tend to leave the house with wallets or other ID. I have three ICE number is my cell phone’s phonebook, labeled ICE1, ICE2, and ICE3.

A very cool, very useful campaign started over in the UK, but has since gained momentum worldwide. It’s called ICE Your Phone™. You can place an ICESticker on the back of your phone to let people now that your phone indeed contains helping contact info. In fact, the icesticker.com campaign is becoming so iconic that it is quickly starting to be as recognizable as MedicAlert bracelets.

How to ICE your phone:
CHOOSE a responsible person.
INFORM this person that they are your emergency contact and then make sure they have on hand all of the information a medic might need: a list of the medications you are taking, all of your known allergies (especially to medications and food), and names and phone numbers of yours.
ADD this person’s contact info into your cell phone using the heading/title ICE.
APPLY the ICESticker to your phone so emergency personnel know who to call.

When you apply the ICESticker to your phone, it helps medical personnel understand that they have permission to access your phone. This is important in light of HIPAA privacy laws.

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