Today, Solutions At Hand announced the availability of ICE (In Case of
Emergency contact) resources specifically designed for use with Palm
Powered(TM) and Blackberry(TM) handhelds and smartphones. ICE Contact is a campaign to raise awareness for the need to carry next of kin information on your person, in case of accidents or other emergencies. Solutions At Hand recently became aware of the ICE campaign, and co-founder Michael Brown at once realized the importance of it. "I spent a few years volunteering with St. John Ambulance, and I know from that experience that it is sometimes difficult to get information from patients who are injured or in shock. Getting that information quickly could make all the difference in the case of severely injured persons. ICE can help save lives. To that effect, we've added ICE contact creation as an assignment to each and every course we deliver, so our clients become educated about the need to have emergency contact information on their handheld or smartphone."
With the proliferation of wireless devices, and the various models available, getting that information in a consistent fashion could be difficult for emergency services personnel. To address that need, Solutions At Hand has prepared tutorials and other information downloads, to make it easier for end-users to create ICE contacts in their mobile device. Currently there are resources for Palm(TM) and Blackberry(TM) devices, which walk end-users through the process of creating an ICE contact. These How-To guides are designed for use by anyone, from beginners to those with considerable experience with their devices.
Emergency personnel also have resources available to them, in the form of a Reference Manual. It covers how to retrieve the ICE contact information from a variety of handheld devices. Currently this material is available in English, and will be updated, maintained and enhanced, while still being made freely available from the Solutions At Hand website, located here. As to why Solutions At Hand has taken on supporting the ICE campaign, Michael had this to say: "We're uniquely qualified to support the ICE campaign. We deliver training on how to use handhelds and smartphones to improve the quality of one's life; we're excited and pleased to be able to do something that may help SAVE lives!"
More information on Solutions At Hand's involvement in the ICE campaign can be found at their website, www.solutionsathand.ca Information about the main ICE campaign, as well as information specific to standard cellular phones can be found at the ICE website, www.icecontact.com
- Sammy (Manchester, UK)
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