When not to contact us

It is essential to remember that if you have a medical emergency, you MUST still dial 999 and ask for an ambulance. If appropriate, ambulance control will send a First Response Team out to you. Please DO NOT contact us directly, as we will not be allowed to respond to your call, and valuable time may be lost.

Remember, if you do need us, or an ambulance….

….we can’t help you if we can’t find you.

Please make sure your property name or number is clearly visible from the road, day or night

In Case of Emergency

I got this from our friends in Lac Brome: ICE is quite common in North America, and its such a good idea we are passing the message round. Apparently this is a standard procedure all paramedics follow at the scene of an accident when they come across your cell phone. 

We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends. 

If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign 

The concept of 'ICE' is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell (mobile) phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name 'ICE' ( In Case Of Emergency). 

The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as 'ICE.' 

For more than one contact name simply enter ICE, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A great idea that will make a difference!

Let's spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our Mobile phones today!

Please forward this. It won't take too many 'forwards' before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. ICE will speak for you when you cannot.

The UK ICE website appears not to be working just now, but here is the USA site