same as the cell phone one..Full Service Emergency Contact
Filed under: Emergency Medicine
The 7/7 terrorist bombings in London, which, besides killing dozens of people, dispatched many unconscious victims to the hospital, prompted a campaign of getting everyone to record their emergency contact details in their cell phones. The idea is to have everyone use the name ICE, which stands for In Case of Emergency, as a standard codename for first responders to quickly find and contact.
ICEsaves, a tiny startup focused on extending the ICE concept, wants to become everyone's universal emergency contact. Because family and friends, who are usually the emergency contacts, are often either unavailable or don't know your medical particulars, their help can be lacking at a critical moment. ICEsaves offers to keep critical health information, like drug allergies and diabetes status, in their database that first responders can access by telephoning the service.
The service is free and the amount of information you submit about your medical history is purely up to you. Considering the simplicity of ICEsaves, it has a good chance of becoming the standard emergency contact for a lot of people with chronic conditions.
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