ICE: In Case of Emergency
It’s a simple and effective way of providing emergency responders with a direct line to you! You carry
information in your cell phone that allows emergency personnel to contact a family member or friend, but
how are they to locate it during an emergency? Simple... ICE your cell phones!
ICE Standard with Smart911™ - The
Official In Case of Emergency Standard
Card Smart Phone App
ICE Standard applications - the No.1 Emergency Information app on
iTunes - can help save your life. The app puts your emergency health
information on the lock screen of your phone so EMTs can get it as
quickly as possible.
Ambulances take patients to the ER more than 16 million times
each year in the U.S. ICE Standard helps first time responders and
emergency room personnel locate a person’s updated medical information, emergency/medical
contacts, medical insurance information, blood type, name, address and a picture of the individual.
This application was developed by the nonprofit About the Kids foundation with input from EMTs,
police officers, firefighters and emergency room personnel.
The phone is considered a backup location for your emergency
medical information, but in an accident, your phone may be
damaged, overlooked or out of power. A physical emergency
card is the best way to provide health information for emergency
personnel. The six standard places for emergency personnel to
look are:
1 - Automobile: Glove Compartment
2 - Pedestrians – Wallet or Purse
3 - Bicyclists/Motorcycles – Under the Seat
4 - Home – Refrigerator Dairy or Butter Dish
5 - Athletes – Coach’s Possession
6 - Work Place – Emergency Response Team Member
Official Emergency Standard Cards can be ordered from
ICE Standard Technologies ™.Things to Consider
• Confirm the person whose name and
number you are using has agreed to be
your ICE partner.
• Be sure your ICE partner has a list
of people they should contact on
your behalf, including your place of
employment. Add every number for that
individual. Home, work, cell.
• Your ICE partner’s number should be
one that’s easy to contact. For example
a home number could be useless in an
emergency if the person works full time.
• Tell your ICE partner about any medical
conditions that could affect your
emergency treatment such as allergies or
current medications.
• If you are under 18, your ICE partner
should be a parent or guardian
authorized to make decisions on your
behalf.
• Always enter your ICE contact to include
the name of your ICE partner. For
example: ICE_Heather
• If your preferred contact is deaf, then
type ICETEXT, the name of your contact
before saving the number.
• Place a sticker on or near the photo ID
stating “ICE.”
• Apply a sticker on the cell phone stating
“ICE Loaded”. Some cell phones allow you
to name the opening screen. This name is
visible when the cell phone is turned on.
Simply re-name the “wallpaper” screen
“ICE Loaded”.
• Once you have entered your ICE partner,
that individual’s name may not appear
on your contact list. With some phones,
the ICE entry may act as a duplicate,
so deleting and re-entry of an existing
contact may be needed.
• Once you have entered your ICE contact,
verify by scrolling through the cell
phone’s contact list.