Thursday, October 05, 2006

Send Money, Guns and Lawyers...


Received this forwarded e-mail from my sister, via her Triathlete crowd. Calling ICE may be a very good idea...here's an excerpt.

"A recent article from the Toronto Star, "the ICE idea", In case of Emergency
"(ICE)" is catching on and it is a very simple, yet important method of contact for you or a loved one in case of an
emergency. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is program the
number of a contact person or persons and store the name as "ICE". The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they  didn't know which numbers to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name to file
"next of kin" under. Following a disaster in London....The East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national "In case of Emergency "(ICE)"campaign. The idea is that you store the word "ICE " in your mobile phone address book, and with it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency ". In an emergency situation, Emergency
Services personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialing the number programed under "ICE". Please forward this to everybody in your address book. It won't take too many "forwards" before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference."

I realized after, that the area code should be typed into this number...so then the province/state or country is not in question.

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