ICE

[Alice Faber]

The problem with this is the red type with yellow background in the top
editorial comment. My Thunderbird stripped it out, so this *should* be
plain text.

JAMES A. LANDAU Netscape. Just the Net You Need. wrote:
> Trying one more time.  This time I cut and pasted the text from ADS-L's
> own archive, number 76812
>
>
> from my inbox:
>
> *Hi all! I got this reminder from a friend of mine, who is a local
> NJ police officer.  He told me they do look for this on people's cell
> phones in emergency situations.  So, it wouldn't hurt to add this to
> your cell. According to this, its recongnized by EMS & emergency
> personnel nationwide.   **
>
> *> Subject: ICE Campaign
>  >
>  > ICE Campaign - "In Case of Emergency"
>  >
>  > We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory
>  > but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to
>  > our closest family or friends. If we were to be involved in an accident
>  > or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile
> phone but
>  > wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but
>  > which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this
>  > "ICE";
>  > In Case of Emergency Campaign.
>  >
>  > The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact
>  > during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the
> majority of
>  > the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact
> person
>  > or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name
>  > "ICE";
>  > In Case Of Emergency.
>  >
>  > The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to
>  > the > scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with
> patients, but
>  > they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it
>  > would  be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this
>  > purpose.  In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and
> hospital
>  > Staff  would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply
> dialing the
>  > number you have stored as "ICE."  For more than one contact name
> simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc.
>
> James A. Landau
> test engineer
> Northrop-Grumman Information Technology
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