ICE Could Save Your Life

This article came with our car insurance bill, and I had never seen it before. I am sharing it here for those I love to read and follow.

ICE could save your life.

In an emergency, every second counts, right? But if you're unconscious, how can you tell emergency personnel imporant information that could save your life?

Just put ICE on your cellphone. ICE is an acronym for In Case of Emergency. By using ICE, along with the phone number of your emergency contact, you have provided an important tool to assist emergency personnel if you are incapacitated.

You personal emergency contact's job is to provide the following information to identified emergency personnel:

• Full name
• Address
• Birth date
• Primary physician
• Blood type and allergies
• Relevant medical history

If you do not own or keep a cellphone with you on a regular basis, carry a card that lists all of your important information.

The Department of Homeland Security has a form you can download at http://www.ready.gov/america/_downloads/family_communications_plan.pdf