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In naming your emergency contact entry (or entries), use the prefix ICE (In Case of Emergency); first responders supposedly look for that. EXAMPLE: "ICE - Sp
by dctoedt 16y ago
In naming your emergency contact entry (or entries), use the prefix ICE (In Case of Emergency); first responders supposedly look for that.
EXAMPLE: "ICE - Spouse - Jane Doe"
(See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/17/AR2005071700879.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07...)
EDIT: I've put some basic emergency info about myself into my ICE entry -- my name, blood type, etc.
- philwelch 16y agoPhones break, especially when you crash into them with cars (which might be how you get hurt, too.) Medical bracelets and dog tags are somewhat more durable. http://www.dogtagsonline.com/ http://www.dogtagsonline.com/ http://www.americanmedical-id.com/ http://www.americanmedical-id.com/
- dctoedt 16y agoDogtags and bracelets aren't a bad idea at all, but a lot of people won't wear them. A cell-phone ICE entry can be a big help in situations not involving a violent impact, such as heart attacks, strokes, seizures, etc. Granting that there's no perfect solution, any inexpensive emergency-prep measure you can take is better than nothing.
- Anechoic 16y agoDogtags and bracelets aren't a bad idea at all, but a lot of people won't wear them. In fact, for some professions (woodworking, electrical work, factory work, etc), dogtags and bracelets are prohibited.
- tamersalama 16y agoWhat are the implications in terms of privacy case it's stolen.
- bigiain 16y agoThe latest info I've heard says that medical people ignore blood type information these days - the consequences of written down info being wrong are high enough that they'll just give you type O "universal" blood until they've got time to do the test... (I can't seem to quickly find any corroborating web pages to support that claim though...)