The Two Minute ICE Contact for Samsung Galaxy

Posted in College, How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks, The Backup Plan by Laura Greenwald

What if I told you that you could put an ICE Contact on your Samsung Galaxy with everything it needs to have in it to save your life, in 2 MINUTES FLAT?

Would you grab your phone and go for it? Of course you would! In fact, even if you already have an ICE Contact on your smartphone, I guarantee that you’re probably missing a few key things.

Last week we showed you how to do a 2 Minute ICE Contact on your iPhone, so we thought this week, we’d switch things up so owners of Samsung Galaxy’s could get in on the fun. So what are you waiting for? Grab your phone and let’s get started!

1. Put the word ICE, all capitals, in the First Name field.

2. Put your ICE Contact’s first and last name in the Last Name field.

3. Type in all of your contact’s phone numbers. EVERY one that you have for them

4. Type in all of your contact’s email addresses — again, every last one.

5. Type in all of your contact’s social media handles/user names in the website section of your contact. You never know what will be working in an emergency. Many people have reached loved ones on Facebook and Twitter, when cell phone and landline service was down.

6. If you don’t have a field for Relationship, add one by adding new field and choosing the one called, oddly enough, Relationship. Then choose or enter the way that this contact is related to you.

7. Your own allergies, medications and medical history go in the notes section. Even better capitalize the words ALLERGIES, MEDICATIONS etc to ensure that they’re seen.

8. You can also add your physician’s names and phone numbers in the notes section and if you like, a link to your own medical history form. If you don’t have one, you can borrow one of ours.

9. Is your contact in different locations on different days? Add that in the notes section as well.

10. Instead of their photo, add an ICE Contact Graphic to the contact to make it stand out. Here are a few to choose from.

11. And finally, never, ever put your social security number or insurance member number into your ICE Contact. You may put the name of your insurance company and their customer service number in if you like, but as long as your emergency contact comes to the hospital and can provide that information, it’s probably not necessary.

And there you have it. One fully loaded ICE Contact. Two Minutes.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our other posts like How To Put and ICE Contact On Your Samsung Galaxy or How To Put An ICE Contact On Your iPhone, or to learn EVERYTHING you need to know about ICEing your phone.

And while you’re feeling proactive, don’t forget to put ICE Contacts on your spouse’s and kid’s phones too, along with each other’s contact information.

Have Fun Getting Your Stuff Together! We’ll talk later…

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25Jan2018

How Satellite Phones Can Keep You Connected To Your Business & Family

Posted in College, How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks, The Backup Plan by Laura Greenwald

Updated On 9/28/21

To us, one of the worst things that all of the recent disasters had in common, was that they left millions of people — millions of families — disconnected from everything that they needed not only to survive, but to recover.

And with the way the world has been the last few years — from hurricanes to wildfires, tornadoes and oh yeah, COVID — having an ICE contact is the perfect way to keep your family safe and connected no matter WHAT is happening around you.

Natural disasters can strike at any time, leaving you and your family stranded without the ability to do something as simple as make a phone call. Over the last few years, the United States has experienced wildfires in California, tornadoes throughout the Gulf Coast, flooding near rivers and devastation caused by hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. While physical essentials like food, water and shelter are often limited during disasters, communications are often overlooked as an emergency resource. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico experienced an outage of their land-based networks that are used for landlines and cell phone usage. First responders relied on satellite communications in order to coordinate relief efforts, and afflicted families were able to connect with their loved ones using satellite phones.

In a disaster, there is a risk that telephone lines may fail quickly – and those that don’t can be overloaded with users attempting to place calls. Satellite communications may become the only alternative as your ‘cellular tower in the sky’. Iridium provides satellite connectivity with its network of 66 Low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that brings reliable service to anyone throughout the world. Satellite connectivity is a critical emergency resource and backup communications source that allows you, your family, and colleagues to stay safe, aware and connected during a crisis.

Is There One Phone That Stands Out From The Others?

As a matter of fact there is. Iridium. Iridium is the only provider that offers truly global coverage for mobile satellite devices. Some providers have large stationary satellites placed in space over 22,000 miles away in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). Given the distance away from Earth, satellite providers with LEO constellations, like Iridium, tend to experience lower latency on phone calls and provide coverage in areas that cannot be served by GEO constellations. For example, if you’re stranded in a mountainous area, you may struggle to have a clear line of sight between your satellite phone and a GEO satellite. With LEO satellites, terrain blockages resolve themselves as the satellites move overhead.

Iridium’s network of 66 LEO satellites continually orbiting the earth supplies clear and reliable communications no matter where you are. Iridium offers easy-to-use satellite phones and devices that can quickly connect you to the Iridium network, and allow you to place calls during a crisis, especially when cellular connectivity is unavailable.

How Do I Choose A Satellite Device?

Another benefit of a LEO network is the compact and mobile products associated with it. For example, Iridium GO!® is a small ‘modem’ that connects your smartphone to the Iridium satellite network. Simply load the Iridium GO! mobile application to your smartphone, connect it to the Iridium network and place a call. Iridium GO! provides multiple options to stay in touch. You can check email, send a text, update your social media accounts or send an SOS message when in need.

The Iridium satellite phone, called Iridium Extreme®, is suitable for users on the move. It has a rugged design that can withstand harsh conditions, and features an SOS-button for emergency situations. The SOS button automatically dials the GEOS emergency response center, a part of the International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC), providing a connection to a live support representative. The SOS-functionality requires users to register online in order to initiate this emergency response service, and once pushed, the SOS button will send location data for response coordination with local public authorities. The button is programmable so corporations or organizations can have emergency calls routed to their internal response center if needed.

How Do I Use A Satellite Device?

An Iridium satellite phone is nearly as easy to use as a regular phone. However, here are some tips to keep you connected at all times. When using your satellite device, it is important that you ensure the device has been fully charged. When placing a call from a satellite phone, make sure you have a clear view of the sky in order to connect to the network. To place a call, simply dial 001 (US country code) followed by the phone number.

Having an emergency plan is a necessity in any household. Ensuring you have a guaranteed and reliable communication source that works with you wherever you go is the best way to stay safe and connected during a disaster. When preparing for a disaster, be sure to include an Iridium #SatellitePhone and #HotSpot in your emergency kit.

High Tech Toys

Here are the coolest ways we can find to keep everyone you love safe and connected. Smart phones, smart watches, smart flash drives that beam data where you need it and a car accessory that diagnoses your engine on the go. You’re welcome.

Anker PowerConf Bluetooth Speakerphone

Autobrain GPS Tracker for Vehicles

Iridium Extreme Satellite Phone

Iridium GO! Satellite Phone Wi-Fi Hotspot

Samsung Gear Fit2 Smartwatch Large, Black

SanDisk 32GB iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad

The Ridge Slim RFID Front Pocket Wallet

Tulips In The Breeze Smartphone Case

The COVID pandemic has created a new list of toys that people can’t do without — including some very cool high-tech solutions to unexpected challenges. Like staying healthy and working from home! Here are some of our favorites.

Cubii Pro Seated Under Desk Elliptical Machine

I’m Smiling On The Inside Face Masks

iHealth No-Touch Forehead Thermometer

iProvèn Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor

KODAK Luma 150 Pocket Projector

No-Touch Door Opener, Button Pusher Tool

Owlet Smart Sock 2 Baby Monitor

PhoneSoap 3 UV Smartphone Sanitizer

Sony Tie-Clip-Style Omnidirectional Microphone

Total Gym APEX G5 Total Body Strength Training

Zacurate Fingertip Pulse Oximeter

Have Fun Getting Your Stuff Together!

The ICE My Phone Kit

Did you know your smartphone can save your life? It can also save your spouse’s life, your kid’s lives and the lives of everyone you love! The secret is letting your phone do the talking for you in an emergency. How? With ICE, your in case of emergency contact. In “The ICE My Phone Kit” you’ll find step by step directions for ICEing, iPhones, Galaxies, regular Androids, Windows and even flip phones. Paperback Or Instant Download

At Your Fingertips | Make Your Smartphone Even Smarter

What if I told you, there was something you have with you right now, that can give you the support, information & ability you need to keep everyone and everything you love safe and sound, PLUS the power to gather your family in seconds no matter where they are. What is it? It’s your smartphone! At Your Fingertips is an easy to read, easy to use guide that turns your smartphone into your very own life preserver. Paperback Or Instant Download

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How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your iPhone

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your Samsung Galaxy Phone

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your Android Smartphone

How To Put An ICE Contact & Medical ID On Your Apple Watch

How To Set Up Your Medical ID & ICE Contact On The iPhone

How to put an ICE Contact on your Samsung Galaxy Lock Screen

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How To Find Your Patient’s Medical Information & ICE Contacts On An iPhone.

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How To Fill Out Your Child’s Emergency Contact Card

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30Apr2017

Create An ICE Contact In 2 Minutes

Posted in College, How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks, The Backup Plan by Laura Greenwald

Updated On 3/2/21

What if I told you that you could put an ICE Contact on your Samsung Galaxy with everything it needs to have in it to save your life, in only 2 minutes?

In fact, even if you already have an ICE Contact on your regular Samsung Galaxy or Samsung Galaxy Note, I guarantee that you’re probably missing a few key pieces of information.

And with the way the world has been lately from hurricanes and wildfires to Coronavirus it’s more important than ever! Having an ICE contact is an awesome way keep your family safe and connected no matter WHAT is happening around you.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your phone and let’s get started!

1 Put the word ICE, all capitals, in the First Name field.

2 Put your ICE Contact’s first and last name in the Last Name field.

3 Type in each and every one of your contact’s phone numbers.

4 Type in all of your contact’s email addresses — again, every one you have for them.

5 Type in all of your contact’s social media handles/user names in the “Website” section of your contact. You never know what type of communications will be working in an emergency.

Many people have reached loved ones on Facebook and Twitter, when cell phone and landline service was down.

6 If you don’t already have a field on your phone for Relationship, you can add one by tapping “Add New Field” and choosing the one called, “Relationship”. Now you can choose Spouse, Friend, Parent — however this particular contact is related to you.

7 Your own allergies, medications and medical history go in the notes section. Even better capitalize the words ALLERGIES, MEDICATIONS etc. to ensure that they’re seen.

8 You can also add your physician’s names and phone numbers in the notes section and if you like, a link to your own medical history form. If you don’t have one, you can download one of ours.

9 Is your contact in different locations on different days? Add that in the notes section as well.

10 And finally, never, ever put your social security number or insurance member number into your ICE Contact. You may put the name of your insurance company and their customer service number into the Notes section if you like, but as long as your emergency contact can provide that information when he or she gets to the hospital, it’s probably not necessary.

And by the way, when you set up your Medical ID in your iPhone, don’t forget that in an emergency, you can have your phone share the information in your Medical ID with physicians and first responders. In Health, click on your profile, then tap Medical ID, then Edit and turn on “Share During Emergency Call”.

And there you have it. One fully loaded ICE Contact. Two Minutes.

While you’re feeling proactive, don’t forget to put ICE Contacts on your spouse’s and kid’s phones too, along with each other’s contact information.

As amazing as our 2 Minute ICE Contact is, we have a high-powered, fully loaded version in our book “The ICE My Phone Kit” along with step by step directions for ICEing other phones like the IPhone 11, regular Androids and even phones that are, shall we say, not all that smart.

Have Fun Getting Your Stuff Together!

The ICE My Phone Kit

At Your Fingertips | Make Your Smartphone Even Smarter

How To Set Up Your ICE Contacts

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your iPhone

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your Samsung Galaxy Phone

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your Android Smartphone

How To Put An ICE Contact & Medical ID On Your Apple Watch

How To Set Up Your Medical ID & ICE Contact On The iPhone

How to put an ICE Contact on your Samsung Galaxy Lock Screen

Can I Put An ICE Contact On A Password Protected iPhone?

How To Find Your Patient’s Medical Information & ICE Contacts On An iPhone.

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Why Are ICE Contacts So Important?

Create An ICE Contact In 2 Minutes

The Two Things You should NEVER put in your ICE Contact

Don’t Carry A Wallet? Here are 20 Places To Put Your Emergency Wallet Card

Keep The People You Love Safe

How To Keep Your Medical History At Your Fingertips

How To Create A Family Evacuation Plan

How To Fill Out Your Child’s Emergency Contact Card

2May2016

The Two Minute ICE Contact

Posted in College, How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks, The Backup Plan by Laura Greenwald

Updated On 3/1/21

What if I told you that you could put an ICE Contact on your iPhone with everything it needs to have in it to save your life, in only 2 minutes?

Would you grab your phone and go for it? Of course you would! In fact, even if you already have an ICE Contact on your iPhone, I guarantee that you’re missing a few key things.

And with the way the world has been the last few years — hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and COVID — it’s more important than ever! Having an ICE contact is an awesome way keep your family safe and connected no matter WHAT is happening around you.

Whether you have an IPhone SE, IPhone 11, Apple Watch, or a brand new IPhone 12 Pro Max, here is a quick and easy way to put a basic ICE Contact on your phone in just 2 minutes.

Before You Begin…

If you password lock your phone, you’ll also need to set up the Medical ID on your iPhone.

It’s the only way that a hospital will be able to view your ICE Contact while you’re phone is locked.

So once you’ve finished your ICE Contact, set up the Medical ID on your phone, by clicking on the Health App (that’s the app with the heart that comes pre-loaded onto your phone). Then attach your ICE Contact(s) to the Medical ID so they’ll be easy for an emergency room to spot. If you need detailed instructions on setting up your Medical ID you can find them in our book “At Your Fingertips“.

Grab your phone and let’s get started!

1 Put the word ICE, all capitals, in the First Name field.

2 Put your ICE Contact’s full name and relationship to you in the Company field.

3 Type in each and every one of your contact’s phone numbers.

4 Type in all of your contact’s email addresses — again, every one you have for them.

5 Type in all of your contact’s social media handles/user names in the “Website” section of your contact.

You never know what type of communications will be working in an emergency. Many people have reached loved ones on Facebook and Twitter, when cell phone and landline service was down.

6 Your own allergies, medications and medical history go in the notes section. Even better capitalize the words ALLERGIES, MEDICATIONS etc, to ensure that they’re seen.

7 You can also add your physician’s names and phone numbers in the notes section and if you like, a link to your own medical history form. If you don’t have one, you can download one of ours.

8 Is your contact in different locations on different days? Add that in the notes section as well.

9 And finally, never, ever put your social security number or insurance member number into your ICE Contact. You may put the name of your insurance company and their customer service number into the Notes section if you like, but as long as your emergency contact can provide that information when he or she gets to the hospital, it’s probably not necessary.

If you’d also like to add your ICE Contact to your Apple watch, just make sure your contacts are synched with your iPhone and it will show up on your watch’s contacts as well. To add it to your Health ID on both your iPhone and your Apple Watch, check out one of our other blog posts.

And there you have it. One fully loaded ICE Contact. Two Minutes.

While you’re feeling proactive, don’t forget to put ICE Contacts on your spouse’s and kid’s phones too, along with each other’s contact information.

As amazing as our 2 Minute ICE Contact is, we have a high-powered, fully loaded version in our book “The ICE My Phone Kit” along with step by step directions for ICEing other phones like Samsung Galaxy, regular Androids and even phones that are, shall we say, not all that smart.

Have Fun Getting Your Stuff Together!

The ICE My Phone Kit

At Your Fingertips | Make Your Smartphone Even Smarter

How To Set Up Your ICE Contacts

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your iPhone

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your Samsung Galaxy Phone

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your Android Smartphone

How To Put An ICE Contact & Medical ID On Your Apple Watch

How To Set Up Your Medical ID & ICE Contact On The iPhone

How to put an ICE Contact on your Samsung Galaxy Lock Screen

Can I Put An ICE Contact On A Password Protected iPhone?

How To Find Your Patient’s Medical Information & ICE Contacts On An iPhone.

Cómo Colocar Un En Caso de Contacto de Emergencia En Su Teléfono Celular

Why Are ICE Contacts So Important?

Create An ICE Contact In 2 Minutes

The Two Things You should NEVER put in your ICE Contact

Don’t Carry A Wallet? Here are 20 Places To Put Your Emergency Wallet Card

Keep The People You Love Safe

How To Keep Your Medical History At Your Fingertips

How To Create A Family Evacuation Plan

How To Fill Out Your Child’s Emergency Contact Card

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10Apr2016

Turn Your Smartphone Into A Mobile Command Center

Posted in College, How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks, The Backup Plan by Laura Greenwald

Updated On 9/28/21

What if I told you…

…there was one thing that you own and probably have with you right now, that can give you the support, the information and ability you need to keep everyone and everything you love safe and sound, PLUS the power to gather your family in seconds no matter where they are? What is it?

It’s your smartphone.

And with the way the world has been the last few years — from hurricanes to wildfires, tornadoes and oh yeah, COVID — having an tricked out emergency ready phone is the perfect way to keep your family safe and connected no matter WHAT is happening around you.

Our goal for today is simple.

If you had to face a major emergency minutes from now and the only thing you had with you was your smartphone, you should be able to:

Call or communicate with all the people you love within 10 minutes.
Communicate your basic medical information and your emergency contacts to emergency personnel even if you are injured and unable to speak for yourself.
Keep yourself and your family up and running using only the information in your phone until you reach home or your pre-planned evacuation location.
Access all of the emergency forms and plans you created and all of the data, photos, videos, movies and other items you saved and stored while reading our blog.

Now if you’ve been following the blog for any length of time, you’ve probably already created your family action/emergency plans. If not, just click on the links throughout the post so you can catch up.

In a moment we’re going to tell you how to store copies of these forms in your smartphone. If you would also like to have a hard copy of your emergency plans to refer to as well, grab a sturdy three-ring notebook and print out a copy of each of your Action Plans along with any other information that you want to include. Make sure that form or plan has its own tab, so that you can easily find or replace outdated pages. We suggest using a ring binder that has a hard, washable, vinyl cover and pockets to catch papers, maps or any other items that can easily become lost.

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Your ICE Contacts

If you haven’t already finished putting ICE Contacts on your phone and the rest of the family’s phones, do it now. Make sure that your contact and your spouse’s contact contains links to every other family member’s medical information sheet.

The Rest Of The Family

When you created your Family Evacuation Plan, you detailed each family member’s email addresses, text, user names and cell numbers on the plan. Now it’s time to take that one step further by making sure each member of your family’s smartphones have:

Every other family member’s complete contact information, including all social media handles and work/school schedules.
Full contact information for each Out Of Area Contact.
A copy of your Family Evacuation Plan.
The addresses and phone numbers of these two meeting places highlighted in their Contacts.
An extra copy of their emergency wallet cards.

Are you ready to pull it all together? Here’s how to turn your smartphone into your very own Mobile Command Center.

There are three types of information that you might need in an emergency:

#1 Need Actual Forms And Plans

These forms and plans are crucial for emergencies large and small, so you should definitely keep them at your fingertips – or in this case, right on your smartphone. Unless you have Microsoft Word software on your phone, save each of them as PDFs and place them on Dropbox or iCloud or other online file service so that you can open and read them right on your phone.

You may also want to save them directly onto your phone or tablet so that they will be available if your cell phone or Wi-Fi service is down. There are a couple of ways to do this. If you can find the directions on how to save a PDF onto your smartphone from the phone’s manufacturer, just follow those directions.

#2 Need Access To These Forms And Plans

These forms may contain some sensitive information, so instead of saving them directly onto your phone, place them on a secure password protected server or password protected Cloud-based server, like Dropbox, iCloud or Sky Drive and place the link to those folders in a special document or contact on your smartphone. Do not store the password with the link.

One important note: DO NOT put your or your family’s social security numbers in your list of vital information, or in online files or folders, no matter how secure they are. If you have to have those numbers with you (and haven’t memorized them), copy the originals and place the copies in a secure safe deposit box instead. If you need that information during an emergency or evacuation, wait to retrieve it until you can access it on your computer or portable hard drive in your secure location.

#3 Need Access To This Archived Data

Since you’ve already saved all of these important keepsakes and documents to your portable hard drives, online file folders and placed backup copies in your safe deposit boxes, they should be very easy for you to access even if you are in your evacuation location, right?

That’s what we thought!

If you’ve chosen to save these keepsakes on a secure password protected server or password protected Cloud-based server, like Dropbox, iCloud or One Drive and place the link to those folders in a special contact on your smartphone. That way if you want to pull up some photos, or music, just make sure that everything is safe, you can just click the link on your smartphone and you’ll have all the access you need.

And once your phone is ready to keep you safe, remember to keep it safe with a sturdy (and beautiful!) new case like this one, or this one.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our other posts like How To Put An ICE Contact On Your iPhone, or How To ICE Your Samsung Galaxy to learn everything you need to know about ICEing your phone. And while you’re feeling proactive, don’t forget to put ICE Contacts on your spouse’s and kid’s phones too, along with each other’s contact information.

High Tech Toys

Here are the coolest ways we can find to keep everyone you love safe and connected. Smart phones, smart watches, smart flash drives that beam data where you need it and a car accessory that diagnoses your engine on the go. You’re welcome.

Anker PowerConf Bluetooth Speakerphone

Apple Air Pods

Apple Watch Series 3

Apple/iTunes Gift Card

Autobrain GPS Tracker for Vehicles

Iridium Extreme Satellite Phone

Iridium GO! Satellite Phone Wi-Fi Hotspot

BlueCosmo Inmarsat IsatPhone

Samsung Galaxy Note 20

Samsung Gear Fit2 Smartwatch Large, Black

SanDisk 32GB iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad

Galaxy Fold Z2

IPhone 12 Pro Max

IPhone SE

IPod Touch

Jitterbug Flip Phone

The Ridge Slim RFID Front Pocket Wallet

Tulips In The Breeze Smartphone Case

Red Parrot Smartphone Case

The COVID pandemic has created a new list of toys that people can’t do without — including some very cool high-tech solutions to unexpected challenges. Like staying healthy and working from home! Here are some of our favorites.

Cubii Pro Seated Under Desk Elliptical Machine

I’m Smiling On The Inside Face Masks

iHealth No-Touch Forehead Thermometer

iProvèn Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor

KODAK Luma 150 Pocket Projector

No-Touch Door Opener, Button Pusher Tool

Owlet Smart Sock 2 Baby Monitor

PhoneSoap 3 UV Smartphone Sanitizer

Sony Tie-Clip-Style Omnidirectional Microphone

Total Gym APEX G5 Total Body Strength Training

Zacurate Fingertip Pulse Oximeter

As great as the command center you just created is, we have even more stuff in our book “The ICE My Phone Kit” along with step by step directions for ICEing iPhones, Galaxies, regular androids and even phones that are, shall we say, not all that smart.

Have Fun Getting Your Stuff Together!

At Your Fingertips | Make Your Smartphone Even Smarter

Keep Everything You Love Safe | The Book Inspired By The Blog

Keep Everything You Love Safe, is filled with quick, easy, 5 minute steps you can take right now, to get everything that’s important to you organized, safe, sound and accessible. Each section covers a different area, from backing up and fixing family photos, home movies and music, to vital documents, medical and financial information and even getting your digital life in order. Paperback Or Instant Download

Keep The Stuff You Love Safe

How To Save Your Treasured Voice Mail Messages

How To Save Your Home Movies And Videos

How To Archive Your Digital Photos

How To Archive Your Print Photos

How To Make A Home Inventory

How To Get Your Financial Life In Order

How To Preserve Your Family History

How To Back Up Your Facebook Friends List

Turn Your Smartphone Into A Mobile Command Center

How To Backup Your Music, MP3s And Vinyl Albums

How To Access Your Money No Matter Where You Are

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10Jul2015

The Two Things You Should NEVER put in your ICE Contact

Posted in College, How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks by Laura Greenwald

Updated On 3/1/21

Everyone is always telling you what you need to put into your ICE Contact, but it amazes us that they never mention what NOT to put into it.

Maybe they just don’t know… So I guess it’s up to us to set the record straight.

# 1

Never, never, never put your Social Security Number in the ICE Contact on or iPhone or Galaxy. Or in your iPhone or Android. Or in your wallet or any place else where you could misplace it, lose it or where others can see it.

A hospital will either wait for your family to bring it in or can get it from an old record or other legal source. So just leave it where it is, hopefully in a nice secure place at home, like a locked safe.

#2

Your insurance member number. Too much personal information is linked to that number to toss it into your phone. In fact if you have Medicare, your Medicare Member Number is usually based on your Social Security Number. If you want to include the name of your insurance company in your ICE Contact, that’s fine, but the actual member numbers or other information can wait until your family has arrived or you have regained consciousness.

Repeat After Me.

Social Security Cards and Insurance Member Numbers belong in a nice secure place at home. That place does not include my phone, my ICE Contact or my wallet. They only time these cards should EVER leave the house is when I’m going to a brand new doctor or to the hospital under my own power, after which they shall return back home to their safe, secure place as quickly as possible.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our other posts like How To Put An ICE Contact On Your iPhone, or How To ICE Your Samsung Galaxy to learn everything you need to know about ICEing your phone. And while you’re feeling proactive, don’t forget to put ICE Contacts on your spouse’s and kid’s phones too, along with each other’s contact information.

Have Fun Getting Your Stuff Together!

The ICE My Phone Kit

At Your Fingertips | Make Your Smartphone Even Smarter

How To Set Up Your ICE Contacts

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your iPhone

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your Samsung Galaxy Phone

How To Set Up An ICE Contact On Your Android Smartphone

How To Put An ICE Contact & Medical ID On Your Apple Watch

How To Set Up Your Medical ID & ICE Contact On The iPhone

How to put an ICE Contact on your Samsung Galaxy Lock Screen

Can I Put An ICE Contact On A Password Protected iPhone?

How To Find Your Patient’s Medical Information & ICE Contacts On An iPhone.

Cómo Colocar Un En Caso de Contacto de Emergencia En Su Teléfono Celular

Why Are ICE Contacts So Important?

Create An ICE Contact In 2 Minutes

The Two Things You should NEVER put in your ICE Contact

Don’t Carry A Wallet? Here are 20 Places To Put Your Emergency Wallet Card

Keep The People You Love Safe

How To Keep Your Medical History At Your Fingertips

How To Create A Family Evacuation Plan

How To Fill Out Your Child’s Emergency Contact Card

13May2015

8 Fields You Should Add To Your ICE Contact

Posted in How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks, The Backup Plan by Laura Greenwald

Updated On 3/2/21

Like most smartphones…

Your iPhone and your Samsung Galaxy let you change, add or create fields inside the contacts on your phone, so that you can customize it as much as you like.

But what does this have to do with ICE Contacts? Everything!

Adding new fields gives you a way to pack as much information as possible into your ICE Contact, in a way that makes it easy for emergency personnel to quickly understand and use. For example, let’s say that you have two ICE Contacts. One is your mom and the other is your close friend Susan. If a medical team needs information quickly they’ll probably want to call mom instead of the friend. Sure you can slip in the word friend next to Susan’s name, but unless you put it in the right way, chances are, it will get cut off or will not be immediately clear to an already overworked ER staff.

But if you add a Relationship field, the difference between Mom and Friend is unmistakable. You see where we’re going with this…

So here are the 8 Fields You Should Add To Your ICE Contact

Relationship

Already covered this one. The best part about the Relationship field is that many phones already have it in your contact by default.

Social Media Links

Adding your ICE Contact’s social media links or screen names gives you and emergency personnel another way to reach them. Many times Wi-Fi will be up and running even though regular cell or phone service is not. A quick DM (direct message) or Tweet might be the only way to get someone’s attention, fast.

Alternate Phone Numbers

If your contact is at different locations on different days, using the alternate phone numbers fields are a great way to go. Either type in the location/day next to the number, or if your phone doesn’t let you do that, put the days/locations in the notes area of your contact.

Notes

The notes field is a great place to store everything that doesn’t fit into your regular contact. Like your prescription medications, allergies and important bits about your medical history.

Physician

If you have more than one main physician or want your physician’s name and number to stand out, most phones will let you create an original field that you can call anything you want. Since physician probably won’t be in the drop down of fields to choose from, just add a new field, name it physician (or physician 1 and physician 2) and type in your doctor’s name and number.

Insurance Company

Same thing with your insurance company. If you want to include it, the name of your insurer will probably fit into the Notes section, but if you want it to have it’s own field or have an alternate insurer, just create it like the Physician field above. Just make sure you don’t include your insurance member number or your social security number.

Important

Have information you want to highlight? Consider creating an “Important” field.

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How Much Medical History Should You Put In Your ICE Contact?

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How Much Medical History Should You Put In Your ICE Contact?

Any information a doctor would need to know about your history, in order to save your life.

When a patient is brought into the emergency room unconscious, aside from obvious injuries, the doctors caring for him basically have no information about their patient. They have no idea what he might be allergic to, what medications he’s taking, or the surgery he had the month before.

THAT is the information that you need to put into your ICE Contact.

Here’s a real life example of why that’s so important.

Elaine was an active seventy-one year old living on her own in Chicago. One day while getting ready to take a bath, she slipped and fell, striking her head and mouth on the side of the tub. Her neighbors realized they hadn’t seen her all day and called the paramedics, who went in and found her, conscious, but unable to speak.

Elaine had previously been a patient at the hospital she was taken to, she had private insurance, Medicare and everything she needed. Or so she thought. Even though she was stable, injuries to her mouth made her unable to speak or swallow, so she was unable to speak for herself. And that’s where things began to go off the rails…

Elaine was my grandma. Despite the fact that the hospital had my mother’s and my contact information for our home in Los Angeles, the hospital neglected to call us. By the time they did, Grandma was in critical condition from a drug interaction caused by a medication that they gave her that interacted with one that they didn’t realize she had been taking. A few hours after the hospital called, she passed away.

We later found that one of the main factors that caused Grandma’s death was the fact that the doctors treating her didn’t have her medical or prescription drug history at their fingertips.

That’s how critical communicating a person’s vital medical information can be.

Your Emergency Medical Information – What To Include In Your ICE Contact

Here’s the quickest way to figure it out…

Close your eyes for a moment & imagine that you’re sitting in the ER with an injury like a broken arm or that you need emergency surgery. The doctor – someone who doesn’t know you or your unique medical needs – walks through the door.

What does this doctor need to know about you? Jot down all of the things that just went through your mind. Old injuries, allergies, surgeries, anything you think is important.

Are there any other factors that might impact your care? Are you on a special diet? Do you take supplements or anything else that a doctor might need to know to give you the best care possible?

This is also a great exercise to do when setting up your family’s ICE Contacts or filling out their medical history forms. Just imagine them, one by one in the ER and write down everything you would need to tell a doctor about their medical background.

Having all of this information in your and their ICE Contacts is not only a great way to communicate your medical needs if you’re unable to speak for yourself. It’s also a great memory jogger to use when visiting a new doctor, or sitting in the ER with your spouse or your children.

There’s nothing worse than having something on the tip of your tongue and not being able to remember it –except when the word you’re trying to remember is the name of a medication that the emergency room physician needs to save your daughter’s life!

So take a moment to run through this exercise for every member of your immediate family. That way you’ll be sure to have an ICE Contact that does more than give a hospital your emergency numbers. It might just give them the information they need to save your life. Or the life of someone you love.

While you’re here, stop by our post on How To Create a Medical History, to download our free medical history forms and find out ways to include your entire medical history right inside your ICE Contact.

Want to learn how to create an awesome ICE Contact?

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15Feb2015

How Many ICE Contacts Should You Have?

Posted in College, How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks, The Backup Plan, Travel Safety by Laura Greenwald

Good Question!

The hardest part about putting an ICE Contact on your phone is deciding who your contacts will be.

We always recommend a minimum of two ICE Contacts, just in case emergency personnel can’t reach your first one. Having three or four is even better. But the real answer to the question depends on you and your needs.

Do you or your spouse travel frequently? Then you definitely need two or more contacts, just in case your spouse is out of town. If you’re the one who travels, one of your contacts should include your assistant or a colleague who can help gather the troops if you need help.

Even if you and your spouse don’t travel much — or separately — take a moment to think of a few more people, who you would want to be notified in an emergency. After all, what if your spouse forgot to charge his phone or worse, is involved in the same emergency that you are?

An ICE Contact should be someone that you want there with you at the hospital or, if you’re seriously injured or unconscious, someone who you would trust to make decisions on your behalf. Someone very close to you, who you know will drop everything to race to your side and handle things or make sure that your children are taken care of, until your spouse or other relatives arrive.

Anyone that you trust can be your ICE Contact. But if you choose someone besides your parents or siblings, ask them if they’re comfortable with being your emergency contact. Some people simply aren’t good in an emergency or wouldn’t want to be responsible for the well being of another person, no matter how much they love you.

How do you differentiate between the ICE Contacts on your phone? Simple. Just make sure you name them ICE 1, ICE2 and so on, in order of preference.

And while you’re at it, be sure to name one out of town relative or close friend who can be your out of area contact, in case communications in your own city are down. Many times people will be able to call other cities, even though their own local phones or cell towers are overloaded.

If you travel a great deal for business — especially internationally, we recommend that you put a minimum of four ICE Contacts on your smartphone. The first should be your spouse or significant other, the second a close relative or friend. The third contact should be your attorney or business manager and the fourth, a business partner or colleague who can attend to matters if you are temporarily incapacitated or in a location where telecommunications are down. In this case, you would name the first two ICE Medical 1 and 2, then name the others ICE Legal and ICE Business.

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20Jan2015

How To Choose Your Child’s ICE Contacts

Posted in College, How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks, The Backup Plan, Travel Safety by Laura Greenwald

It’s one thing choosing the people who will be your own ICE Contacts.

But when it comes to choosing the people to be with your child in the emergency room if you and your spouse can’t get to her immediately — that’s a whole other matter.

Don’t worry. You’re not alone.

In fact many parents have so much trouble deciding who to appoint as their child’s alternate emergency contact, that they end up not appointing anyone. This couldn’t have been more evident, than in the days after September 11th, when two thousand, one hundred children were left stranded in daycare.

Why?

Because their parents hadn’t filled out the “Who should we contact if you are not able to pick up your child?” field on their daycare emergency contact cards.

How could something so basic, strand two thousand children on one of the scariest days in American history? Simple. Parents who love their children so much, that they just couldn’t think through what might happen, if they and their spouse were unable to reach them.

It doesn’t even take a real emergency for this to happen. You could be stuck on the freeway, or in an airplane you were certain would arrive on time.

But when we’re talking about the ICE Contacts on your child’s smartphone — it’s even MORE important. Your school-aged child is traveling back and forth to school, activities, out playing, visiting friends or at sleepovers… And if he’s like most kids, the only emergency lifeline he has, is his smartphone.

So let’s take a few moments to choose at least two emergency contacts besides you and your spouse.

Imagine that you have an accident or are in the middle of a transportation nightmare and you and your spouse are unable to pick up your child from school one afternoon.

Now imagine that you can’t get to her for two or three days.

Who would you want taking care of her?

You need someone who knows your child extremely well. Someone who would be able to calm her down and would have the energy to care for her. Someone who knows what she likes and dislikes. And, in case of extreme emergency like September 11th, it would really help to have someone with the ability, brains and fortitude to help locate you or your spouse, if overburdened emergency personnel weren’t able to help.

That’s the kind of thought you need to put into emergency planning, especially where your children are concerned.

Once you come up with your top two or three picks, give them a call and ask them if they would be comfortable being your child’s ICE Contact. Some people simply aren’t good in an emergency or wouldn’t want to be responsible for the well being of another person, no matter how much they love your child.

If you need help creating an ICE Contact for your child, you’ll find a post on it, right here on the blog.

When you have the contacts set up on his phone, sit down with the people you’ve chosen to be his ICE Contacts and let them know where his medical history, list of allergies and anything else they need is located on his phone. Even better, give them a copy of his medical history form, or send them the link to it, so that if they ever need to, they can pass along that information to emergency personnel, until you arrive on scene.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our other posts like How To Put An ICE Contact On Your iPhone, or How To ICE Your Samsung Galaxy to learn everything you need to know about ICEing your own phone.

Taking five minutes now to choose your child’s emergency contacts, could be one of the smartest moves you’ve made all week!

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How To Fill Out Your Family’s Emergency Contact Cards

Posted in College, How To, ICE Contacts, Life Hacks, The Backup Plan, Travel Safety by Laura Greenwald

Updated On 3/2/21

In the days after September 11th, two thousand, one hundred children were left stranded in daycare.

Why?

Because their parents hadn’t filled out one of the fields on their daycare emergency contact cards.

“Who should we contact if you are not able to pick up your child?”

How could something so basic, strand two thousand children on one of the scariest days in American history?

Fear

The inability or refusal to take two minutes to think through what might happen, if they and their spouse were unable to reach their child. The ridiculous thing is, it doesn’t even have to take a real emergency for this to happen. You could be stuck on the freeway, or trapped in an airplane you were certain would arrive on time.

So take a few moments to think about it. And please, please don’t just jot down the first name that pops into your head!

Imagine that you have an accident or are in the middle of a transportation nightmare and you and your spouse are unable to pick up your child from school one afternoon. Now imagine that you can’t get to her for two or three days. Who would you want taking care of her?

Choosing Your Emergency Contacts

You need someone who knows your child extremely well. Someone who would be able to calm her down and would have the energy to care for her. Someone who knows what she likes and dislikes. And, in case of extreme emergency like September 11th, it would really help to have someone with the ability, brains and fortitude to help locate you or your spouse, if overburdened emergency personnel weren’t able to help.

That’s the kind of thought you need to put into emergency planning, especially where your children are concerned.

Medical History

Now what about your child’s medical history? Some schools or day care centers don’t even provide a card for medical history, or the one they provide might be so sparse that it would be useless in a true medical emergency. Don’t forget that you can simply create a medical history information sheet for them and see that it’s stored with your child’s records. That way you can be sure that the information you would want emergency personnel to have in an emergency, will be right at their fingertips.

If you have already completed the section on Medical Information, you already have Medical History Forms for you and your children. So grab their forms and let’s see how you did with them.

Did you include a current list of chronic conditions, allergies, medications and vitamins along with the dosage? A list of all of your child’s health providers including specialists, dentists and other professionals who see your child on a regular basis?

Did you jot down things that a nurse or physician might need to know to help calm your child down while treating her, until you’re able to be at the hospital? Your child’s likes and dislikes, favorite foods or toys or anything else that might help. No matter how old your child is, kids tend to regress a bit when they’re hurting or frightened, so the information you provide here can go a long way towards keeping them calm and helping the medical team give them the treatment they need until you arrive at the hospital.

Take the emergency contact card from your child’s school or daycare provider and fill it in with your carefully-chosen emergency contacts as well as the information from the medical information form. Like we said, if there’s not enough room to detail important information, just ask the school to store the medical information form you created earlier along with the emergency card. And be sure to store the medical information form, or a link to it, in your smartphone in case you need to refer to it in an emergency.

Your Own Emergency Contact Card

Just because you and your spouse are adults doesn’t mean that you don’t need to take your own emergency cards seriously. Do we have to remind you about all the runners who have been rushed to the hospital in the middle of a 10K without a scrap of medical information? Didn’t think so!

The moment you begin a job, register for school or run a marathon, you’re going to have to fill out your own card. The best way to do it? Exactly like you did for your kids.

Before you jot down your spouse and no one else as an emergency contact, take some time to think of another person or two, who you would want to be notified in an emergency. Your spouse might be out of town, stuck with a dead cell phone or worse might be involved in the same emergency.

If that’s the case who would you want to be there with you? Who would you trust to make decisions for you? To take care of your children if need be, or keep things going until your spouse or other relatives arrive?

And take the same care with your medical history as you did with your children’s. If there isn’t enough room on the contact form for allergies, medications or other vital information, attach the medical information form — if you don’t have one you can get one from this post . Or you can simply attach an additional page of information to make sure your emergency form would actually help in an emergency!

Taking five minutes now to turn your emergency contact card into a truly valuable document, could be one of the smartest things you’ve ever done.

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Updated On 9/28/21

In the days after September 11th, two thousand, one hundred children were left stranded in daycare.

Why?

Because their parents didn’t fill out one of the fields on their daycare emergency contact cards.

“Who should we contact if you are not able to pick up your child?”

How could something so basic, strand two thousand children on one of the scariest days in American history?

Fear

The inability or refusal to take two minutes to think through what might happen, if they and their spouse were unable to reach their child. The ridiculous thing is, it doesn’t even have to take a real emergency for this to happen. You could be stuck on the freeway, or trapped in an airplane you were certain would arrive on time.

And with the way the world has been the last few years — from hurricanes to wildfires, tornadoes and oh yeah, COVID — having emergency contact cards are the perfect way to keep your family safe and connected no matter WHAT is happening around you.

So take a few moments to think about it. And please, please don’t just jot down the first name that pops into your head!

Imagine that you have an accident or get in the middle of a transportation nightmare and you and your spouse are unable to pick up your child from school that afternoon. Or for two or three days. Who would you want taking care of him?

You need someone who knows your child extremely well. Someone who would be able to calm her down and would have the energy to care for her. Someone who knows what she likes and dislikes. And, in case of extreme emergency like September 11^th, it would really help to have someone with the ability, brains and fortitude to help locate you or your spouse, if overburdened emergency personnel weren’t able to help.

That’s the kind of thought you need to put into emergency planning, especially where your children are concerned.

Medical History

Now what about your child’s medical history? Some schools or day care centers don’t even provide a card for medical history, or the one they provide might be so sparse that it would be useless in a true medical emergency. Don’t forget that you can simply create your own medical history card and see that it’s stored with your child’s records. That way you can be sure that the information you would want emergency personnel to have in an emergency, will be right at their fingertips.

If you have a copy of our book Keep Everything You Love Safe, you’ll find Medical History Forms for you and your kids in the back of the book. If not, you can download a copy of our Children’s Medical Form here.

So grab your form and let’s get started.

Before you begin filling in the form get a piece of paper and gather everything you have for each child on his or her own sheet. You’ll need to include a list of chronic conditions, allergies, medications and vitamins that they have or currently are taking along with dosage. Include a list of all of your child’s health providers including specialists, dentists and any other professional who sees your child on a regular basis.

Now take a moment to sit by yourself in a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed. Close your eyes and imagine each of your children individually, with a moderate injury, like a broken ankle. You’re sitting in the emergency room with him.

The doctor – someone you’ve never seen before and who doesn’t know your child’s unique medical or emotional needs – walks through the door. What would you tell the doctor about your them? What do you need her to know?

Child by child, jot down all of the things that just went through your mind. Old injuries, allergies, surgeries, anything you think is important. Then do the exercise again, imagining that this had been a serious injury. Is there anything else that you would need to tell the doctor or surgeon caring for your child? Anything that might help save his or her life?

Again, jot down any additional things that went through your mind for each of your children.

At the end of our forms, we include a few other questions about your child. Things that a nurse or physician might need to know to help calm your child down while treating her, until you’re able to be at the hospital So include a brief section on your child’s likes and dislikes, what calms her down, favorite foods or toys or anything else that might help. No matter how old your child is, kids tend to regress a bit when they’re hurting or frightened, so the information you provide here can go a long way towards keeping them calm and helping the medical team give them the treatment they need until you arrive at the hospital.

Since children don’t carry wallets or driver’s licenses, make sure that they have ID cards with current emergency contact information in a few different locations, like in a backpack or tucked into a cell phone or an iPod. And don’t forget to put an ICE Contact (in case of emergency contact) to your children’s iPhones or smartphones. You can find out how to do that right here on our blog.

Taking the steps to ensure your child’s information now, will help keep him safer while giving you a little more peace of mind. Talk about a win-win!

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What if I told you that you could put an ICE Contact on your Samsung Galaxy with everything it needs to have in it to save your life, in 2 MINUTES FLAT?

Would you grab your phone and go for it? Of course you would! In fact, even if you already have an ICE Contact on your smartphone, I guarantee that you’re probably missing a few key things.

Last week we showed you how to do a 2 Minute ICE Contact on your iPhone, so we thought this week, we’d switch things up so owners of Samsung Galaxy’s could get in on the fun. So what are you waiting for? Grab your phone and let’s get started!

1. Put the word ICE, all capitals, in the First Name field.

2. Put your ICE Contact’s first and last name in the Last Name field.

3. Type in all of your contact’s phone numbers. EVERY one that you have for them

4. Type in all of your contact’s email addresses — again, every last one.

5. Type in all of your contact’s social media handles/user names in the website section of your contact. You never know what will be working in an emergency. Many people have reached loved ones on Facebook and Twitter, when cell phone and landline service was down.

6. If you don’t have a field for Relationship, add one by adding new field and choosing the one called, oddly enough, Relationship. Then choose or enter the way that this contact is related to you.

7. Your own allergies, medications and medical history go in the notes section. Even better capitalize the words ALLERGIES, MEDICATIONS etc to ensure that they’re seen.

8. You can also add your physician’s names and phone numbers in the notes section and if you like, a link to your own medical history form. If you don’t have one, you can borrow one of ours.

9. Is your contact in different locations on different days? Add that in the notes section as well.

10. Instead of their photo, add an ICE Contact Graphic to the contact to make it stand out. Here are a few to choose from.

And there you have it. One fully loaded ICE Contact. Two Minutes.

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What if I told you that you could put an ICE Contact on your Samsung Galaxy with everything it needs to have in it to save your life, in only 2 minutes?

In fact, even if you already have an ICE Contact on your regular Samsung Galaxy or Samsung Galaxy Note, I guarantee that you’re probably missing a few key pieces of information.

And with the way the world has been lately from hurricanes and wildfires to Coronavirus it’s more important than ever! Having an ICE contact is an awesome way keep your family safe and connected no matter WHAT is happening around you.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your phone and let’s get started!

1 Put the word ICE, all capitals, in the First Name field.

2 Put your ICE Contact’s first and last name in the Last Name field.

3 Type in each and every one of your contact’s phone numbers.

4 Type in all of your contact’s email addresses — again, every one you have for them.

5 Type in all of your contact’s social media handles/user names in the “Website” section of your contact. You never know what type of communications will be working in an emergency.

Many people have reached loved ones on Facebook and Twitter, when cell phone and landline service was down.

6 If you don’t already have a field on your phone for Relationship, you can add one by tapping “Add New Field” and choosing the one called, “Relationship”. Now you can choose Spouse, Friend, Parent — however this particular contact is related to you.

7 Your own allergies, medications and medical history go in the notes section. Even better capitalize the words ALLERGIES, MEDICATIONS etc. to ensure that they’re seen.

8 You can also add your physician’s names and phone numbers in the notes section and if you like, a link to your own medical history form. If you don’t have one, you can download one of ours.

9 Is your contact in different locations on different days? Add that in the notes section as well.

And there you have it. One fully loaded ICE Contact. Two Minutes.

While you’re feeling proactive, don’t forget to put ICE Contacts on your spouse’s and kid’s phones too, along with each other’s contact information.

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