Thought of the day! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Mureithi [KoRANDU]" <mureithi@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:37:38 +0300 Subject: Mobile phone ICE Information To: Hello All, if u know anyone who can pass this on to the right person at Safcom and/or Celtel and make a nation wide campaign in close coordination with the Emergency Care Medical Fraternity, I think it would be very useful. I know a friend who was shot and it would have been a great help if we had the ICE markers. right now the only way to figure out who to call (In Case of Emergency) is to read the SMSes and hope a loved one SMSed recently, and this is also highly inefficient as "the loved one who SMSed" may not be the right person to call In Case of Emergency. read on * * *We all carry our mobile phones with hundreds of names/ numbers stored in its memory but yet nobody, other than ourselves, know which of these numbers belong to our near and dear ones? * * In case we are involved in an accident or had a heart attack and the people attending us get hold of our mobile phone but don't know which number to call to inform our family members. Yes, there are many numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? * * For this reason, we must have one or more telephone numbers stored under the name ICE (In case of Emergency) in our mobile phones. * * Recently, the concept of "ICE" is catching up quickly. It is simple, an important method of contact during emergency situations. * * As cell phones are carried by majority of the population, just store the number of a contact person or person who should be contacted at during emergency as ICE" (meaning In Case of Emergency). * * The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. * * He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. * * Following a disaster in London, the East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national "In case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign. * * In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialing the number stored as "ICE". * * **It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. * * For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference! * * Let's spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our mobile phones today! Please forward to your all nearest and dearest * -- KoRANDU Ltd. mureithi@korandu.com {Yahoo/MSN/Skype} ID: kamisenki Hotline: +254 (0)722 371340 Office: +254 (0)20 2731477/4 -- Judy Ann Okite, +254-721237507,+254-734252336 P.O. BOX 2228 00100, NAIROBI,KENYA. "Even if you are on the right track, you'll still get run over if you just sit there."