[LINK] ICE

[Richard Chirgwin]

Not just "technically spam", Bernard, it's a hoax e-mail.

> The Ambulance Service has not launched any campaign supporting ICE (In 
> Case of
> Emergency). Ambulance supports any method of contacting family in a 
> critical medical
> emergency. Methods that can be used include information in diaries, 
> wallets, drivers’
> licences, and mobile phones. The concept of ICE has merit and would be 
> another source of
> information to assist with identification.
http://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/docs/releases/2008/080117ice.pdf

Now, it may be a harmless hoax, but a hoax it is...

RC

Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> <brd>
> Technically this is spam.
> </brd>
>
> Message from NSW Ambulance Service:
>
> We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its
> memory but nobody, other than if we were to be involved in an accident
> or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone
> but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers
> stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency?
> Hence this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.
>
> The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact
> during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the majority
> of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact
> person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the
> name "ICE" ( In Case Of Emergency).
>
> The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he 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. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and
> hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by
> simply dialling the number you have stored as "ICE".
>
> Please forward this.
>
> It won't take too many "forwards" before everybody will know about
> this. 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.
>
> End Message from NSW Ambulance Service
>