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In Case of Emergency - Let First Responders Know Your Contact Information - ICE Your Phone™
January 3, 2013 | Category: DUI Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents | ShareAccording to CTIA - The Wireless Association ® as of June 2012 there were over 325 million mobile phones in the United States, more than the population in the 2012 census (313 million). There are times when these mobile phone users could be in automobile accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents , DUI accidents or accidents of any kind and end up in the emergency room. Should they be incapacitated and not responsive, it would be difficult for paramedics and/or first responders to notify relatives or designated contacts.
Since the summer of 2005, ICEsticker.com (In Case of Emergency) has distributedworld-wide hundreds of thousands of ICE Your Phone™ stickers. These stickers allow emergency responders or paramedics to contact a designated relative or next of kin if such a situation were to occur.
Here's what ICE Your Phone™ recommends doing:
- Choose a responsible person to be your ICE contact. Record their information on your phone.
- Inform your ICE contact that you have chosen them as your designated contact and provide them with information that may affect your treatment. (Remember to provide your medicine, allergies and doctor information.)
- Add this contact as a new entry, with their phone number, in your mobile phone address book under the heading "ICE". Example: ICE-William or ICE-Dad.
- Apply an ICE Sticker™ to the back of your phone. This will serve as a visual alert that you have established a communication protocol.
"You may learn more about this program which was started in the U.K., by going to their website www.icesticker.com " according to Attorney Randall Spivey, Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.
Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by less than 2 percent of Florida attorneys. He has handled over 1,500 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida. For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at 239. 337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839, or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com. Visit SpiveyLaw.com for more information. You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.