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re B3 ICE emergency numbers. I would hope the paramedic was smart enough to dial the number titled MOM in my phone if I was in an accident -- nm

Posted by peglegpete (aka peglegpete) Oct 29 '08, 14:00

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I can't imagine how emergency workers ever figured this stuff out before cellphones. Imagine the difficulties -- nm - kilboooo Oct 29, 14:05 9
- people used to carry "In case of emergency" cards in their wallet. who does that now? -- nm - Halloween Candie Oct 29, 14:08 6
  - Why would people have stopped doing it? -- nm - mara Oct 29, 14:10 2
    - wallets used to come with that card. no wallet i have bought in the last few years has it. we can poll. -- nm - Halloween Candie Oct 29, 14:10 1
      - That's a fair point. -- nm - mara Oct 29, 14:15
  - If the police can track down my work cellphone number when I accidently pass a school bus with the stop sign out using nothing more than my license - kilboooo Oct 29, 14:09 2
    - I'm so easy to track down it's ridiculous. only person in Virginia with my last name. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 29, 14:13
    - i'm sure they CAN do, i just don't see the problem with making it easier. *shrug*. -- nm - Halloween Candie Oct 29, 14:11
- yeah, that's why the EMTs aren't going to be doing it. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 29, 14:05
- oh, and don't f-ing dial my cellphone in an emergency, fix me damnit -- nm - kilboooo Oct 29, 14:05
People should have an emergency contact card in their wallet. -- nm - mara Oct 29, 14:04
LIR: I just added an "ICE" entry in my cell phone. Thanks for the tip. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 14:04
"Mom" isn't the person everyone would want called though, you know? some people would want their spouse called. - Halloween Candie Oct 29, 14:03
"M.O.M.? What's an M.O.M.?" -- nm - Paramedic Homer Oct 29, 14:01
more likely the cops. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 29, 14:01

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