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An ICE (In Case of Emergency) phone book entry in your mobile phone is what Paramedics/Police and Firefighters (or more grimly CSI) will now look for first if they find you "otherwise unable to communicate".
So there you go, dont delay and add your ICE entry today.
PS dont bother adding 999 to you your ICE it needs to be family members who need to know you have been in an accident!
Has anyone told them that?
Think this crops up a fair bit, and is wildly over-rated as an importance thing.
It's nice to know who you are, but having a name and address is not really important when you are in a state that prevents you from telling anyone. It usually takes a number of hours to get hold of your medical records anyway, so it tends not to work as well as an SOS bracelet.
If you are concerned, have the relevant info somewhere on a piece of paper or laminated card.
I would assume most people will have dad / mum / sister / wifey in their phone book anyway.
I would assume that most people have their phones locked by a PIN or password these days, rendering the ICE useless.
Much better that you get something like this
http://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx
Don't worry about them being the the US, once ordered they usually arrive within a week!
as a firefighter i can say that we dont touch peoples phones and the police that have attended incidents with us before wouldnt look for numbers incase it was stolen. dont know what its like in other counties tho
I guess in a lot of cases having an ICE number in your phone won't make much difference just once in a blue moon it might.
My take is that it wouldn't hurt and takes no time to do what so ever
by putting in an ICE number at least I'm giving the contact detail of the person I'd want contacting rather than the person with the name closest to mine, I wouldn't necessarily wnat my mum ringing for instance
would probably work on the smart phones to save any important info in the notes section of the contact details. With iPhones and blackberries being so popular there is bound to be people at the a&e who know their way around them
I would assume that most people have their phones locked by a PIN or password these days
really ? My phone gets stolen so rarely I don't want this inconvenience
what about if you were injured on the trail and passers by came to help. They might look for your phone as unlikely to be stolen in that scenario. Maybe.
My phone gets stolen so rarely I don't want this inconvenience
'Most people', not special people like you! 😉
[i]With iPhones and blackberries being so popular there is bound to be people at the a&e who know their way around them[/i]
...and all the time in the world to be fannying about...not.
Plus your phone might not work, your battery might be dead, the phone might be broken, it might be someone elses...
No-one in a position of responsibility would rely on a phone to provide information like this, there are low tech alternatives if you are worried.
i do have ice in my phone tho in case of trail accident
I would assume that most people have their phones locked by a PIN or password these days
PIN numbers piss me off so I don't bother, they make me use one at work so it's 0000
+1 for roadid. Had mine for about 2 years now. Never leave home without it on. Has D.O.B., important phone numbers and allergies on it.
I wear a flourescent jacket for commuting with an ICE card velcrod onto it - sill It sounds but you never know 🙂
i do have ice in my phone tho in case of trail accident
To put on a swollen ankle or something? 😀
uplink i was once found knocked out at one of the 7 stanes once 😉 so could be handy
another one for "ROADID" got three for friends who done a euro bike ride.
then got one for myself very quick & friendly service.
roadid is a nice idea. my dog has something similar.
Or just write emergency info on a bit of card and stuff it in your camelbak, which is just as (un)likely to be used by emergency services.
My work and personal phones are both PIN-protected and will wipe themselves if anyone gets the PIN wrong 5 times.
I have ICE in my phone and also all my details are written inside my helmet. As for phones being checked by paramedics, We don't touch anything in pockets unless we can help it and don't remove anything without a witness. I have used phones and called "home" before, usually to explain to bemused parents that their offspring are blind drunk and trying to fight with an ambulance crew.
I have a dog tag with key details on it.