This week I'm sharing the notes I took during a half-day first aid course. I hope you enjoy and benefit from them, but please remember that this information is not a substitute for hands-on first aid training.
1 | maryanne
Wow, this seems very well-organized.
I remember that in the UK the emergency number (for mobile phones at least) was 999. It could be dialed even on a locked phone, and I remember nearly calling it by accident a couple times when the 9 key was held down for one reason or another. Maybe that’s why they added the 2 on the end of the mobile number in Australia?
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2 | blissfule
Good point, MaryAnne – I think it must happen a lot where 999 gets dialled accidentally in the UK. According to Wikipedia, 112 is the standard emergency number in the EU and works most places in the world via GSM-enabled mobile phones. I’ve seen conflicting reports on whether 112 works on mobile phones in North America – maybe it does just on certain types of phone?
3 | Megan
We have 911. I also agree that they likely don’t make them all the same digit to avoid accidental dialing.
Also, cell phone providers here encourage you to program in up to 3 ICE (in case of emergency) numbers so that if you are unable to make a call from your own phone, someone that rescues you can call an emergency contact and notify them of your state. That makes it easy for someone to locate if they just have to scroll down and find ICE1, ICE2, or ICE3.
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4 | blissfule
Thank you, Megan! ICE numbers were a big deal when we were in London after the bombings, but I had forgotten about them. And I never thought to have three of them. ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 – going to put them in my mobile phone now! Thanks again!!
