ANCHOR LEAD IN:
THERE'S A MOVEMENT NOW SWEEPING THE COUNTRY THAT COULD HELP PUT LOVED ONES IN TOUCH WITH YOU IF YOU'RE IN TROUBLE AND POSSIBLY EVEN SAVE YOUR LIFE. IT'S QUICK AND IT'S EASY...AND ALL IT TAKES IS A CELL PHONE.
___________GIVES US A HEADS UP!

NAT SOT Length: 02
Family talking

TRACK ONE Length: :07
WITH THREE KIDS, SUSAN AND JOHN DEVRIES
(DE-VREES) ARE ALWAYS ON THE GO, USUALLY IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
AND THERE'S ONE THOUGHT THAT WORRIES HER.

SOT
Key @: :08 Susan de Vries
"What's going to happen if I'm in an accident, and we can't get in touch with anybody? You know, I don't have his number written all over my car."

TRACK TWO Length: :09
IT CONCERNS JOHN, TOO. HE SAYS SOMEONE COULD LOOK IN HIS CELL FOR HIS FAMILY'S PHONE NUMBER, BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM-HE'S GOT 600 NAMES AND NUMBERS SAVED!

SOT
Key @: :26 John de Vries
"You wouldn't have a clue unless you knew that my wife was named Sue and that she was in there under Sue."

TRACK THREE Length: :08
ENTER THE ICE INITIATIVE- ICE STANDS FOR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. AND EVER SINCE THE LONDON BOMBINGS, IT'S A MOVEMENT SWEEPING THROUGH THE COUNTRY.

SOT
Key @: :40 Chief Greg Lord, Director, National Association of EMTs
"You put in ICE and then put in as the second name the person that you want them to call and then under that file list their phone number."

TRACK FOUR Length: :13
CHIEF GREGG LORD IS WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF E-M-T'S. HE SAYS THE IDEA OF PUTTING I-C-E IN FRONT OF A CONTACT CAN BE HELPFUL IN SITUATIONS FROM CAR ACCIDENTS TO CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. WHEN AN E-M-T REACHES YOU, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHO TO CALL.

SOT
Key @: 1:04 Chief Greg Lord, Director, National Association of EMTs
"When you come across a patient that is unable to speak for themselves ///// you would know that was the number to call to speak to somebody who knew something about them and get information about them."

SOT
Key @: 1:11 John de Vries
"I have it programmed in front of Sue so you just hit I and it would really be the first name that came up."

TRACK SIX Length: :07
CHIEF LORD SAYS IT'S ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO PUT SOME BASIC MEDICAL INFORMATION IN THERE...SIMILAR TO WHAT MAY BE PUT ON A MEDICAL BRACELET.

SOT
Key @: 1:21 Chief Greg Lord, Director, National Association of EMTs
"You can put it in the little notes sections of most cell phones now, if you're a diabetic, if you have a seizure history, medications that you're allergic to."

TRACK SEVEN Length: :07
ALTHOUGH THE DEVRIES HAVEN'T PROGRAMMED ANY MEDICAL INFORMATION IN THEIR PHONES, THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE KNOWING LOVED ONES WILL BE CALLED SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN.

SOT
SHORT, no key Susan de Vries
"I think it's a definite peace of mind knowing that John will be contacted if I was in an accident."

SOT
Short, no key John de Vries
"There's no downside to it at all, it just makes a lot of sense. I'm surprised nobody thought of it earlier."

ANCHOR TAG:
HAVING AN ICE CONTACT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT. LOCKED KEYPADS CAN KEEP THEM OUT OF THE PHONEBOOK AND IF YOU BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE PHONE DURING AN ACCIDENT, THEY MAY NOT KNOW WHOSE PHONE IS WHOSE.
BUT, CHIEF LORD SAYS THE ICE CONTACT IS A GREAT TOOL THAT HELPS THEM DO THEIR JOB BETTER AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMTS IS RELEASING A POSITION PAPER IN SUPPORT OF IT.

SOURCE INFORMATION:

Chief Gregg Lord
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
132-A East Northside Dr.
Clinton, MS 39056
601-924-7744

Chief Gregg Lord is a Director with the National Association of EMTs. Gregg Lord began his career in EMS more than 25 years ago. He his currently the
Division Chief of Emergency Medical Services at the Cherokee County Fire Department in Cherokee County, Georgia.