8-02-05
ICE YOUR CELLULAR PHONE

LEWISTOWN, PA – One-Stop Communications is encouraging consumers to ICE their cellular phones. ICE is the acronym for In Case of Emergency. By entering an ICE contact in a cellular phone emergency personnel will know who to call in an emergency situation.

ICE was originally established as a nation-wide campaign in the UK. ICE allows emergency personnel, such as paramedics or police, the ability to call designated contacts in an emergency situation. The contact can be a relative or friend. The ICE concept was the brainchild of paramedic Bob Brotchi, who works for East Anglian Ambulance Service.

Almost everyone carries a cellular phone and with ICE, emergency personnel will know exactly who to contact. The contact person may even know the medical history of the person in need of help, which could be vital in a life or death situation. ICE is so simply everyone should take a few minutes to ICE his or her cellular phones. ICE could help save your life.

Simply enter a new contact in you cellular phone address book with the acronym ICE followed by the contact name (for example, ICE – mom or ICE – Sara). Save their phone number to the ICE contact. Be sure to inform your ICE contact that you have selected them as an emergency contact.

There have been some reports that the ICE campaign was a hoax and by entering the ICE information phone users would cause the spread of a virus in cellular phones. This has been confirmed as being false information by One-Stop Communications. “This is a great idea and I encourage all cell phone users to ICE their phones”, say Michael Buffington, owner of One-Stop Communications.

One-Stop Communications is a local retailer that has been servicing the local central Pennsylvania market for over eight years with personal and business communication products. They are located at 126 Electric Avenue, Lewistown, PA.