From my friends at Legal Zoom and Donate Life America a FREE App that can save lives.
The ICE App is a free App that provides first responders – paramedics, firefighters, police officers, emergency room personnel, doctors and nurses – with access to critical information that can potentially save a life in the event of an emergency.
I have downloaded this on my phone and encourage those of you who have smart phones to download it too. Especially those people who are related to me… (Dad).
Information stored on the iPhone through ICE App includes:
- The patient’s name, photograph, date of birth, height and weight
- Emergency contact names and numbers
- Medical conditions
- Blood type
- Food allergies
- Medication allergies
- Current medications
- The patient’s organ donation preference
The free ICE App can be found in the iPhone Apps Store, or you can visit the Ice-App website.
Is it just for iPhones or will it work on my blackberry?
I think it will work on all smart phones.
Toni
Right now, the ICE App only works on the iPhone. Sorry, B-Dub.
It works on my Balckberry Torch
According to the app’s website, it is only for iPhone
http://www.ice-app.net/
My question though is…are paramedics being trained to look for this thing on people’s phones? Where does that go in their protocol? Should a paramedic have to be trained on the myriad of smart phone platforms in order to find this stuff?
The ICE movement was started by a paramedic and most first responders are familiar with it. The program encourages people to include an ICE contact in their phones. You can learn more about the ICE movement in the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_case_of_emergency
It sounds like a great idea in theory, but just like programming your HOME address into your GPS and labeling it HOME, it seems like it makes your personal information a little bit too accessible if your phone should fall into the wrong hands… IDK- maybe I’m too paranoid…
I think if your iphone falls into the wrong hands, there is probably plenty of information on it already. Not sure if paramedics are trained to look at the phone, but I do know that I once had someone knock on my door and tell me one of my neighbors I didn’t know was passed out at the top of her stairs. We got into her house and called 911 but couldn’t find any information about her so we didn’t know she was in diabetic shock. It would have been nice to have something with her medical info on it.
And what if my phone battery dies? Or the phone gets destroyed in the car accident? Wouldn’t a printed card in my wallet next to my driver’s license be just as good?
I am sure a printed card would be great too. It is a free app, so you don’t lose anything by trying it.
thanks so much for this valuable info…can’t wait to download it. i always love reading your blog.
happy friday!
Thanks for the app info. As soon as my wife, Elizabeth, emailed me — I added it to my iPhone (didn’t give the weight though).
Thanks for the info. I currently have a ICE contact on my phone.. BUT this is so much better. I have an iPhone and will be downloading it NOW!
I keep an emergency phone number written on the back of my phone, as well.
This way if the phone battery dies, at least a phone number is still readily accessible.
Not sure if you are getting a track back. I re-posted your blog entry.
http://relocationreview.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/ice-app-saves-lives/
@legalzoom, @momstoolbox – added your comments
Thanks for this great blog entry
Too bad my martyrdom in trying to get DEBT FREE won’t let me get one of these fancy gadgets for myself!! :0 I will keep this in mind for someday when our budget allows it!
I also think about it for college students, etc. Another great item to include while they’re away at school is who to contact in case of an accident/emergency. (Although “mom” and “dad” might make that kind of obvious…)
Thanks I’m going to send this info to my daughter as well.
How do the paramedic get passed the pass-code on the Iphone?