AUSTRALIAN Pensioners and Superannuants League Queensland president Cherith Weis hopes there’ll be an explosion of ICE use by Christmas, particularly among seniors.
Ms Weis is talking about the “In Case of Emergency” contact on mobile phones, not the illicit party drug or stuff to chill your esky.
“All mobile users should have an ICE number listed, whether in their contact lists or as an app,” Ms Weis told The Senior.
“That uniformity saves time when you’re in a medical emergency or accident and can’t communicate yourself; when next of kin need contacting in a hurry.
“Emergency service personnel or first responders don’t have the time to trawl through contact lists looking for ‘daughter’, ‘son’ or ‘spouse’ or what can be hundreds of names that are, to them, just names.
“ICE is a term recognised. Use it!”
The call-out is in line with a unanimous passing of a resolution at the league’s recent state conference.
Brisbane Seniors OnLine technical guru Steve Dixon said ICE had become a standard feature on iPhones running iOS 8 or later models as well as on Android.
Other ICE apps could be downloaded, some free and others at low cost, he said.
“People of all ages and fitness levels can benefit from activating the ICE app on their phone.
“Accidents and medical emergencies are not foreseeable!”
