Mounted search and rescue

["irvin lichtenstein" <ilichten1@verizon.net>]

If I am in such bad shape that you have to rely on my cell phone to find
contact people the only person I need you to contact is not in my phone-- my
estate administrator.

The stranger danger paranoia classes tend to make searches longer.  The
interviews with the child in either Utah or Idaho indicated that he hid when
searchers approached because he was taught to avoid strangers.  Apparently
several teams passed within sight of him and he refused to identify himself
to them adding several days to the operation, and actually increasing his
risk that a bad person would find him first.

This is a more serious problem than who to call if you get hurt. That data
should be in your team's files, or on your organ donor card.

irv lichtenstein


-----Original Message-----
From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Una Smith
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 10:51 AM
To: Mounted search and rescue
Cc: Discussion list for Search and Rescue
Subject: Re: [MSAR] "ICE" for Rescuers


Hal Sikes wrote:
>advocating having people put their emergency contact in their
>cell phone directory so rescuers would know WHO to call in an
>emergency....ICE--Dad.

How about HELP--Dad?  HELP seems more intelligible worldwide
to non-emergency responders than ICE (In Case of Emergency).
And non-emergency responders are the folks who need the most
help figuring out what to do to help you.

My cell phone is shared among my family, so it is programmed
with such useful entries as HOME.

Many people are wary of programming any of their own personal
information into their cell phone, lest a Bad Man get hold of
it.  Ditto leaving an informative note on the dashboard of your
vehicle at the trailhead.  Aren't these just more instances
of the contradictions between Stranger Danger vs Hug A Tree?

        Una Smith
        New Mexico
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