Merciful Thief
Late one evening, I received a call in my mobile from a friend of mine. I was shocked to know that he had met with an accident and was taken to a nearby hospital. I rushed to the hospital. I found that my friend had a number of minor injuries and that his clothes were torn. As soon as he could move, I took him to a ready-made store and got him new clothes. We realized, too, that his mobile phone was missing. I asked him about the call I received; and then we tried calling his number, which was switched off. We understood that the mobile phone was stolen; and we were also surprised to know that the thief had done a noble task of informing me by calling the Emergency Contact saved in my friend’s mobile.
ICE – Emergency Contacts
Most of us—including those using a mobile for years—do not seem to be aware of the Emergency Contacts, or ICE-Emergency Contacts (In Case of Emergency – Emergency Contacts). This Emergency Contact is for use by someone other than the owner, when the owner meets with some emergency. First of all, we should check whether we have provided the Emergency Contact in our mobile; secondly, we should know how to use this Emergency Contact during any emergency situation we may come across.
Storing Emergency Contacts:
How do we store these Emergency contacts? That depends on the type of phone we are using. There are basically these three types of mobiles available today. I shall explain how to store the Emergency Contact numbers in each of these models.
| Simple Mobile
with Key-Pad OR Smart Phone without Screen-Lock |
Smart Phone
with Screen-Lock |
iPhone |
| 1. Store your close relatives’ numbers as
Father / Dad Mother / Mom Husband / Hubby Wife 2. To have these contacts in the top of the contact list, store them as .Father A.Father, etc. |
When you want to store one or more numbers to appear in the ICE-Emergency Contacts:
1. While adding a new contact, use the option ‘Groups’ (which will be as Not Assigned) 2. Choose the option : ICE – emergency contacts |
1. Open the Health app and tap the Medical ID tab.
2. Tap Edit, then scroll to Emergency Contacts. 3. To add an emergency contact, tap under emergency contacts. Tap a contact, then add their relationship. 4. To remove an emergency contact, tap next to the contact, then tap Delete. 5. Tap Done. |
| Note: Please do not use ISD number, for this option | ||
How to use ICE – Emergency Contacts:
When we come across someone in an emergency situation, where the person is unable to use the mobile or tell us whom to contact, we can help the person by contacting someone whose number is stored in the mobile phone:
| Simple Mobilewith Key-Pad
OR Smart Phonewithout Screen-Lock |
Smart Phone
with Screen-Lock |
Locked iPhone |
| 1. Call any of the relatives’ or friends’ contact number, which may have been saved as:
Father / Dad or .Father or A.Father, etc., OR 2. Call the last called number and enquire about the person; or get the close relatives’ or friend’s number and contact that person. |
1. Swipe the Phone icon at the bottom of the phone
2. Tap the Emergency Call 3. Contact any of the ICE – Emergency Contacts you see in the display/ |
1. Go to Emergency Call
2. Tap the Medical ID 3. You will find the emergency contact 4. Use those Emergency Contact number; and call from the same mobile |
Rocky
