In Case of Emergency

Not really related to technology or SciFi, except on the subject of cell phones, I thought this was worth mentioning for my family and friends. In response to the recent bombings in London a Cambridge-based paramedic, Bob Brotchie, and Falklands war hero Simon Weston in association with Vodafone's annual Life Savers Awards have launched a campaign suggesting that cell phone users program emergency contact information into their phone under the acronym ICE (or ICE1, ICE2, ICE3, etc., for multiple numbers). This way, if you are not conscious, emergency response teams or rescue services can quickly and readily contact relatives or friends that would need to know about your emergency. I think it's a great idea. Without a system like this emergency workers are faced with paging through your address book guessing at which contacts should be called.

Article at the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust website.

Thanks to my friend Anson for forwarding this information to me.