Cyclists & First Aid

[Zoiders]

ICE is not something taught as far as I know, maybe it's americanism but I keep hearing people mentioning it like it's some official policy of the emergency services to figure out how the call driectory of every brand of phone works.

They are going to cut your clothes off and go through all your stuff anyway so having an ICE in the phone is redundancy.

"Home" or "Mum" is probably what they look for.

 

[summerdays]

"Home" or "Mum" is probably what they look for.

Neither of which I have on my phone ...

 

[Zoiders]

Neither of which I have on my phone ...

You will have something that looks favourite as a way of notifying someone so don't be a pedant.<BR> <BR>Still not convinced about ICE, people have blathered on about it for years on forums and I think it's a concept that will go away quietly on it's own when people get bored, just like fondue sets and tupperware parties.

 

[david1701]

I agree that it would be a good thing to be taught first aid in school, but might I point out that First Aid certificates only last a certain length of time (3 years IIRC?) and so it is something all of us should be keeping up to date with. I've done at least 3 first aid courses in my life, but the last one was a number of years ago. I really should get a refresher - but the thing is, what I really should do is a Mountain First Aid course, as I do a fair bit of hillwalking. Now that's a remote situation - not "wait 20 minutes for an ambulance" but "wait an hour and more for people to come and carry you out (or a helicopter if it is serious enough/there's one available)". (I appreciate that this does go for mountain biking too.) I think they teach a lot more interventions, such as splinting, on that sort of course, because of the possibility of a much longer wait.

I did an 'incident management' course which is basically that with the uni caving club, there were walking group leaders ect there with us, much more interesting as we learnt how to cope with events in the 4minute repsonse time area and how you would cope with it out of it (like underground or on a mountain) what to do if you find someone out and about and when it is actually ok to ditch cpr and thing about you not them ect

never heard of cycle responders, that sound cool I was with the st johns at Uni but didn't have the time to give it really

 

[2Loose]

You will have something that looks favourite as a way of notifying someone so don't be a pedant.<BR> <BR>Still not convinced about ICE, people have blathered on about it for years on forums and I think it's a concept that will go away quietly on it's own when people get bored, just like fondue sets and tupperware parties.

ICE numbers were advised on my last few first aid courses, as well as being asked for on my last few organised rides, so if anything the ICE term getting more readily recognized. Anyway, I don't want my mates to be called if something happened, and I don't think 'Gemma' stands out particularly as for my partner so her number is under ICE1. Simples.

Hopefully it will never be used

 

[summerdays]

You will have something that looks favourite as a way of notifying someone so don't be a pedant.

Just had a look at my phone and I think the only way you would work out my husband would be the number of text messages and things like .. "grab some milk on the way home". Equally there are loads to a female friend saying things like "running late", "can you do the school pick up" etc.

I don't have any favourites but he does appear in the last call list but so does a work colleague and a friend. I'm someone who uses their phone a bit but not tons ... I top up with £10 every few months .. and it is a fairly basic phone ... about 3 years old.

I've even just realised that my house phone number isn't in the directory as I type it in every time, as I do with my parents.

 

[addictfreak]

ICE is a good idea for sure.

But when im out cycling I also wear a RIDE ID bracelet. You can put any information you wish on it. I have:

My Name

Post Code and House No

ICE telephone contact No

My Blood Group

 

[Mark_Robson]

I have ICE Details on my phone and a ICE sticker inside of my helmet. Where did you get the bracelet AF?

ICE is a good idea for sure.

But when im out cycling I also wear a RIDE ID bracelet. You can put any information you wish on it. I have:

My Name

Post Code and House No

ICE telephone contact No

My Blood Group

 

[addictfreak]

I have ICE Details on my phone and a ICE sticker inside of my helmet. Where did you get the bracelet AF?

From the US:

http://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx?referrer=4252&gclid=CKzR1OTpuqcCFchO4Qod4hBVAQ

 

[punkedmonkey]

This was in the CTC Cycle clips email news letter this week... warning, contains some fairly nasty pictures at some points.

http://issuu.com/carltonreid/docs/firstaidforcyclists