The phrase in an emergency is a translation of the original In English of Emergency, whose initials ICE give name to a program proposed by the paramedic Bob Brotchie, in May of 2005. Bob Brotchie proposed that in the agenda of contacts of mobile phones include the abbreviations ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 ... before the name of the people with whom we wish to contact in case of emergency. It is also suggested that the international code of the country of origin be incorporated when traveling abroad in the numbers selected as ICE.
This simple and easy rule could be a good help in case of need. It is being adopted in several countries of the world, as it could be useful for emergency services (police, firefighters, health services, civil protection or Red Cross, among others) in case they had to contact relatives of people accidents.
Bob Brotchie worked in the East England ambulance service in the UK. The idea materialized as a result of the London Underground bombings of July 7, 2005, when it was necessary to contact the families of the victims and wounded of the tragic attack.
In Spain, the Red Cross and the Ministry of the Interior have proposed in July 2009 to use Aa followed by the name of the person they want to notify.
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