🚀 go-pugleaf

Een Engelse actie roept iedereen op om zijn noodcontacten universeel 
vindbaar te maken in zijn mobiele telefoon:

By entering the acronym ICE � for In Case of Emergency � into the 
mobile�s phone book, users can log the name and number of someone who 
should be contacted in an emergency.

Bob, 41, who has been a paramedic for 13 years, said: �I was reflecting 
on some of the calls I�ve attended at the roadside where I had to look 
through the mobile phone contacts struggling for information on a 
shocked or injured person.
�It�s difficult to know who to call. Someone might have �mum� in their 
phone book but that doesn�t mean they�d want them contacted in an emergency.

The campaign is also asking people to think carefully about who will be 
their ICE partner - with helpful advice on who to choose - particularly 
if that person has to give consent for emergency medical treatment.
Bob hopes that all emergency services will promote ICE in their area as 
part of a national awareness campaign to highlight the importance of 
carrying next of kin details at all times.

"Almost everyone carries a mobile phone now, and with ICE we�d know 
immediately who to contact and what number to ring. The person may even 
know of their medical history.�

�Research suggests people recover quicker from the psychological effects 
of their loved one being hurt if they are involved at an earlier stage 
and they can reach them quickly," he added.

Samenvatting van 
http://www.eastanglianambulance.com/content/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=646104183

...and for more than one contact name you can use ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 etc.


Moeten wij Nederlands(/Vlaams-)taligen nu hetzelfde gaan doen onder IGvN 
(In Geval van Nood)?
Of maar hopen dat de code ICE ook door de niet-engelstalige landen wordt 
opgepikt, zodat zoiets ook werkt als je in het buitenland wat overkomt?

Analoog hieraan is de Bob campagne, die uit Belgie komt. Ruim voordat 
deze in Nederland werd overgenomen kon iedere Belg me vertellen waar het 
voor stond, maar niemand die ik sprak wist meer dat het oorspronkelijk 
een acroniem was van 'Bewust Onbeschonken Bestuurder'. Datzelfde is in 
Nederland nu eigenlijk ook al gebeurd.

Dus binnenkort hopelijk ook ICE campagnes in niet-engelstalige landen?

(Maar wedden dat de Fransen weer gaan dwarsliggen met een (gok-ik) ECd'U 
variant?)

gr, Ron