ICE Your Phone with Primary Contacts In Case of Emergency

I borrowed this from Mark Stubblefield who the medical coordinator for The Umpire School. It works just as well for basketball officials.

ICE stands for In Case of Emergency.

So how do you ICE your cell phone? Add a contact to your cell phone with the name "ICE". The entry includes the family member who should be dialed that can respond to medical decisions if you are injured or incapacitated.

Paramedics know to check for ICE entries, which will make their job easier. Translation: it could save for your life on the off-chance a medical emergency happens while officiating.

The best practice is to list an ICE1, ICE2 contact, etc. Go ahead. do it today.

I recall a few years back at a NASO Summit, a female, can't remember her name, selling ID cards to keep on your person with medical info. That can work as well. What other best practice to you have in this area besides communicating any pre-existing condition to someone else on your officiating team?


Posted by Jim Kirk, CEO/President of Ump-Attire.com and avid fan of sports and sports officials everywhere.