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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.