Should you mark emergency numbers on your cell phone with ICE?

There are always calls to save an ICE number in your cell phone. Supposedly these calls come from the ASB, DRK, emergency services, etc. These calls are WRONG! It's about this claim that keeps making the rounds on Facebook, just like in January 2020:

Screenshot Facebook
Screenshot Facebook

“The RTW and ambulance drivers noticed that most of those injured in a traffic accident have a cell phone with them.
In the case of injured people who can no longer be contacted, the emergency services do not know who from the long address list to contact.
Ambulance drivers and emergency doctors have suggested that everyone enter the person to be contacted in an emergency under the same pseudonym in their cell phone address book.
The internationally recognized pseudonym is: ICE (= In Case of > Emergency). Under this name you should enter the phone number of the person who should be called by the police, fire department or first aid in an emergency.
If you need to contact several people, you need ICE1, ICE2, ICE3, etc. This is easy to do, costs nothing, but can achieve a lot. Please be sure to pass this message on to all friends and acquaintances so that this procedure can be applied worldwide!”

The rescue services and aid organizations have been distancing  themselves from such reports for 10 years and ask that these reports not be forwarded.

Reason:

  • It is a sensitive task to send such messages to relatives.
  • In an emergency, the rescuers have other things to do than notify relatives. Nobody will inform relatives from the scene of the accident.
  • The number of cases in which relatives cannot be reached is very small.
  • Most cell phones are protected from access with a PIN or pattern anyway

A sensible alternative for leaving a person to contact in an emergency: A simple piece of paper with their name, telephone number and, if applicable, address. There is a nice form here, for example: http://daten2.verwaltungsportal.de/modelle/seitengenerator/notfallpass.pdf

Screenshot of the emergency pass:

Screenshot / verwaltungsportal.de
Screenshot / verwaltungsportal.de

 

 


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