ICE - In Case of Emergency numbers
All our phones in the present time in history are more or less, the Smart phones. Our gadgets are truly very smart.. Doing work like a multi-neural brainy organism that took billions of years to evolve in the natural world.
Our phones have become smart but most of the time we do not truly end up using even 2% of the facilities that the devices provide to us(almost like our own brains ;))
One such facility, we do not seem to notice is available, is the feature that allows you to enter ICE (in case of emergency) data that’s accessible from your phone’s lock screen, including emergency contacts and important medical information.
Imagine… if you or your loved ones were in a bad fall, car accident or other emergency situation that left you/ them unable to communicate with first responders on the scene or health care providers in the hospital? Fortunately your smartphone has a facility that can help in such an emergency… by helping the doctors read your medical records & other significant data and also call help/family by storing relevant numbers in a section called the "Emergency" on the locked screen!
How To Set An Emergency Contact / Medical information On Your Android Or iPhone’s Lock Screen???
ICE (in case of emergency) data is accessible from your phone’s lock screen, including emergency contacts and important medical information.
How to set up an iPhone emergency contact
All iPhones come with the Health app, which, along with tracking your steps and other health data, allows you to set up a medical ID. This will display basic personal information, important medical information and emergency contact numbers when accessed from your lock screen. Additionally, your emergency contacts will be automatically contacted and updated on your current location if you make a call using the Emergency SOS feature.
Follow these steps to set it up:
● Open the Health app on your phone.
● Select the “Medical ID” tab.
● Select “Edit” at the top of the screen.
● Make sure that the “Show When Locked” slider is green.
● Below, fill in the various fields. If there’s a section that isn’t relevant, such as “Medical Conditions” or “Allergies & Reactions,” it’s a good idea to write “N/A” or “None” instead of leaving it blank to avoid any confusion.
● At the bottom is the “Emergency Contacts” section; tap “add emergency contact” to create a new contact. Note that you need to have this person’s name and number saved in your phone’s contacts list in order for the app to pull it in.
● Once you’ve selected a contact, indicate their relationship to you.
● You can add more than one emergency contact; continue repeating steps six and seven until all your emergency contacts are added.
● To test that your Medical ID contains all the information you added, lock your phone and then wake it back up to reveal the Touch ID/passcode lock screen. Tap “Emergency” in the corner to bring up the SOS keypad ― you’ll see the “Medical ID” link in the bottom left. Press this to bring up your ICE info as well as emergency numbers that can be tapped and dialed directly from that screen.
How to set up an Android emergency contact
There are a couple of ways to set up ICE contact information on an Android phone. First, you can add your info to the emergency information feature:
● Open the “Settings” app.
● Tap “User & accounts,” then “Emergency information.”
● To enter medical information, tap “Edit information” (you might have to tap “Info” first, depending on the version).
● There’s a separate section where you can enter emergency contacts; tap “Add contact” to add a person from your contacts list (you might have to tap “Contacts” first)
● Once you have set this up, anyone can find your ICE information by swiping up on the lock screen and tapping “Emergency,” then “Emergency information.”
Another option is to add your ICE info directly to the lock screen. Android lets you put any message you want on your lock screen:
● Start by opening the “Settings” app
● Tap “Security & location.”
● Next to “Screen lock,” tap “Settings.”
● Tap “Lock screen message.”
● Enter the information you want displayed, such as your primary emergency contact and any medical conditions, and tap “Save.”
Some versions of Android may let you add emergency contacts and your medical information directly through the Contacts app. There, you can add contacts to your “ICE – emergency contacts” group and edit your own profile to include vital medical information.
The easy way to add ICE info to any smartphone
Other phones might have similar features for displaying ICE information on the lock screen. But even if yours doesn’t, there’s an easy workaround as long as you can set a custom lock screen image.
● Open any note-taking or image app that allows text.
● Type the ICE information you want displayed. Keep in mind you’ll need to account for other text that displays on the lock screen (like time and date) and ensure the text fits on one screen.
● Take a screenshot of the message you created.
● Set that image as your lock screen wallpaper.
Unlike with other emergency information apps built directly into the phone, your lock screen won’t allow emergency responders to dial directly.
Even so, it’s better than having no information available at all, which could mean the difference between life and death.
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