ICE number in your handphone

Store emergency contact number on cellphone

FOLLOWING the recent terrorist attacks in London, the East Anglian Ambulance Service in Britain has launched a 'In Case of Emergency (ICE)' campaign.

The idea is to encourage everyone with a mobile phone to store the word 'ICE' in his phone's address book, and enter the number of the person he would want to be contacted against the entry.

This would enable ambulance, hospital or police staff to contact his next-of-kin as quickly as possible.

The next-of-kin could be someone who knows his medical condition (for example, allergies or other medical problems). In the case of school children, the 'ICE' contact could be a parent or guardian who would be able to give consent for medical treatment.

I hope the authorities in Singapore will consider adopting this move. More information can be found at www.icecontact.com

Low Yen Ling (Ms)
Cambridge, UK

from Forum Page, The Straits Times Interactive,
23 July 2005