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Ron Abbink wrote:
> 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

Simpel: gebruik SOS

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