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Gadget17 13 Jul 2005, 11:14

This Article on the BBC News site has an idea, in light of recent events, to have a number marked on you mobile a number In Case of Emergencies.

From BBC News Mobiles 999 contact idea spreads

A campaign encouraging people to store personal details on their mobile phones to help identify victims of accidents and disasters has taken off since the bomb attacks in London. Users are being urged to enter a number in their phone's memory under the heading ICE - In Case of Emergency.
Paramedics or police would then be able to use it to contact a relative.
The idea is the brainchild of East Anglian Ambulance Service paramedic Bob Brotchie and was launched in May.
Idea spreads
Mr Brotchie told Radio 4's Today programme: "I was reflecting on some difficult calls I've attended, where people were unable to speak to me through injury or illness and we were unable to find out who they were.
"I discovered that many people, obviously, carry mobile phones and we were using them to discover who they were.
"It occurred to me that if we had a uniform approach to searching inside a mobile phone for an emergency contact then that would make it easier for everyone."
Mr Brotchie said his idea had spread as far as the USA and Australia and had gathered pace since the 7 July attacks.
He has urged mobile manufacturers to take it on board by adding ICE headings to phones before they are sold.

desertrose 14 Jul 2005, 01:11

[CENTER][FONT=Arial Black]Gadget17 many thanks for this nice topic 😊 .....[/FONT][/CENTER]

martinjohnson 17 Jul 2005, 10:08

so, if a phone was locked (like the 9500 with security code), we'd need Nokia (for example) to allow 423 (ICE) as the code to get to the ICE entry. We'd have to make sure 423 wasn't used for something else (obviously) but this could be a simple implementation.

Unregistered1 07 Aug 2005, 02:50

I love the idea of the ICE address entry on the mobile phone. I found another company that is taking the concept a step further by creating a sticker that you put on the phone. From what I've read, its a nice concept because the sticker lets someone know that the phone has been "ICED" and that you have permission to go into it. Somone in the above thread mentioned setting up a special code that would allow you to view the "ICED" information even if the phone has been locked. I'm going to send them an e-mail to see how they're handling this issue. Otherwise, I think its a great idea. Their site is HTTP://WWW.ICESTICKER.COM.