“Every wireless phone should have an ICE number entered,”said Fire Chief Daniel Qualman,president of the Colorado State Fire Chiefs Association”,Yahoo.biz reports. “It helps first responders — paramedics, fire personnel and police — provide aid should a person not be able to speak for themselves in an emergency situation.”For teenagers and children,entering an ICE number to contact parents or guardians can deliver additional peace of mind.According to news reports,in 2003 close to 900,000 emergency victims in the United States were unable to provide contact information to emergency room personnel.The idea originated in England by paramedics frustrated at the valuable lost time,and routinely needed to identify emergency victims carrying only a cell phone.The idea has gained momentum in Europe and the United States as emergency responders and wireless device owners understand the potential life-saving simplicity of the idea”.Also in Australia,the main telco,Telstra, has got behind the idea.Mr Bob Brotchie,a clinical team leader for the East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust,was the man who came up with the idea.

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