How do the emergency services know who to contact?
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Slightly morbid thoughts this morning - say I'm out in the car and have an accident rendering me in a critical condition - how do the 999's know who my next of kin is to inform?
Company Car reg --> lease company --> employer --> employer records?
Fun car --> DVLA --> electoral role --> assume the person i live with is my next of kin?
I know there is the "ICE" thing, but that cant work if your phone has a PIN, which I'm sure most do.
Anyone know the process?
Company Car reg --> lease company --> employer --> employer records?
Fun car --> DVLA --> electoral role --> assume the person i live with is my next of kin?
I know there is the "ICE" thing, but that cant work if your phone has a PIN, which I'm sure most do.
Anyone know the process?
Mr MXT said:
I know there is the "ICE" thing, but that cant work if your phone has a PIN, which I'm sure most do.
That is the whole point of the "In Case of Emergency Contact"/ICE, you can call them without it being unlocked. There should be a button somewhere on that screen which you can use. 
If I am out in the car, I generally have my wallet with me, which has some ID with it saying where I live, although my cars are registered to me as well. Also there is a photo in my wallet of my wife and I on our wedding day so hopefully they would make that connection
I hope not to have to find out.
I hope not to have to find out.
On android if you enter info in the ICE section of your contacts there should then be an ICE button on the lock screen. Can't dial from it on mine (although that might be a setting somewhere) but it'll display the contacts name and numbers
Of course there's a good chance the phone wouldn't survive a serious accident either, in which case they're back to tracing me via the DVLA. Alternatively if they find my wallet there's loads of ways to trace me (drivers licence, credit/bank cards, business cards)
red_slr said:
Mobile finger print terminal is generally a good one - if you have a record.
My phone has a fingerprint scanner to unlock it so in theory someone could still use that Of course there's a good chance the phone wouldn't survive a serious accident either, in which case they're back to tracing me via the DVLA. Alternatively if they find my wallet there's loads of ways to trace me (drivers licence, credit/bank cards, business cards)
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Friday 5th August 11:43
Was thinking the same thing the other day. A few years ago my flat was burgled and my flat mate assaulted whilst I was at work. My mobile was switched off but still the police were able to zero in on where I work (presumably my flat mate told them) and then get my direct dial number (no idea as we don't have a reception/switchboard - it goes to the US where it's an automated system that doesn't give out contact details). It was kind of spooky when they managed to get though.
Mr MXT said:
yes, which says who I am, but that wasn't my question.
Once I'm identified, how do they know who to inform?
Knock on the door, see who answers and ask if they are related to Mr MXT. If they are, explain whats happened, if they aren't (old address for example), enquires continue (insurance address perhaps). Once I'm identified, how do they know who to inform?
Assuming they know who you are, I would assume the police would have info on most of us and who we are related to.
Failing that go to your address and see who answers the door, ask neighbors etc
Failing that, contact Birth deaths marriages and find out who your parents were.
Failing that.. not too sure.
Failing that go to your address and see who answers the door, ask neighbors etc
Failing that, contact Birth deaths marriages and find out who your parents were.
Failing that.. not too sure.
I quite often go out running with nothing on me other than a Garmin watch. I almost got knocked down a few months ago and it made me realise that I would make a very hard person to identify/find next of kin for. I was thinking of getting a dog tag or similar with an ICE contact on.
(I'm sure this product already exists without Googling it, I'm just too lazy to sort it out!)
(I'm sure this product already exists without Googling it, I'm just too lazy to sort it out!)
I'm thinking as the Police sometimes want to find people who do not want to be found, that finding people and their relatives who are not in hiding must be relatively straighforward.
Certainly when my dozy dad did a drive-off from a Petrol station (after filling up on the other side of a pump to a Policeman, who was most amused), they tracked him down to his office (where the car was not registered) pretty quickly. All sorted, but showed they have their ways.
Certainly when my dozy dad did a drive-off from a Petrol station (after filling up on the other side of a pump to a Policeman, who was most amused), they tracked him down to his office (where the car was not registered) pretty quickly. All sorted, but showed they have their ways.
SHutchinson said:
I quite often go out running with nothing on me other than a Garmin watch. I almost got knocked down a few months ago and it made me realise that I would make a very hard person to identify/find next of kin for. I was thinking of getting a dog tag or similar with an ICE contact on.
(I'm sure this product already exists without Googling it, I'm just too lazy to sort it out!)
My Garmin 610 has a function to navigate (ish, range and bearing) back to the start point, but would depend on someone knowing how to use it.(I'm sure this product already exists without Googling it, I'm just too lazy to sort it out!)
If you're a parkrunner you can get tags with your barcode and ICE details on, I have them laced in to all my trainers so I never forget my barcode http://www.parkrun-barcode.org.uk/parkrun-barcode-...
SHutchinson said:
I quite often go out running with nothing on me other than a Garmin watch. I almost got knocked down a few months ago and it made me realise that I would make a very hard person to identify/find next of kin for. I was thinking of getting a dog tag or similar with an ICE contact on.
(I'm sure this product already exists without Googling it, I'm just too lazy to sort it out!)
Ebay - dog tag - insert text here. Paypal £ not a great deal. Posted from China.(I'm sure this product already exists without Googling it, I'm just too lazy to sort it out!)
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