The University of Sheffield
Safety and Security

In Case Of Emergency (ICE)

ICE is campaign which encourages people to store personal details on their mobile phones. It helps people such as paramedics, firefighters, and police officers, to identify victims and contact their next of kin.

Setting up a In Case Of Emergency (ICE) contact:

  1. Choose someone to be your contact in case of emergency.
  2. Inform your contact and provide them with any information that may affect your treatment (medicines, allergies, doctors, etc.)
  3. Add your contact as a new entry in your mobile phone address book under the heading “ICE” e.g.ICE-Dad.