Public Information
Union County
EMS has a public relations program established to assist the general public in
learning more about us and the services that we provide. We also use this
program to educate the community concerning general health issues they may have. We
visit schools and speak to the kids of the community, let them tour our
emergency units, and answer questions they may have about emergency services.
Follow the links below to learn more about a few of these specific health
issues.
To
schedule a public event, inquire about a community CPR class, or to have someone
speak to your organization please contact:
Ronnie
Roberson
864-427-0681
email
for more info
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Year-Round ICE
If
you have a cell phone, make an entry in your contacts list labeled “ICE” (In
Case of Emergency). Under the “ICE” listing provide a contact number of
someone that you want notified in case of an emergency. Keep in mind that you
should discuss this with them prior to entering this information into your phone
so they understand that they may receive such a call. Make sure that the person
that you list as your “ICE” has your medical information.
In the event you have an
emergency; when you are unable speak due to your injuries or sickness and you
have on your cell phone, maybe paramedics, police or fire department personnel
may be able to retrieve the ICE (contact) number and get more information about
you or will be able to notify someone during your time of need.
You
may consider more than one “ICE” number to store in your phone and list them
as “ICE 1” and “ICE 2”. If you have space to enter the contact’s name
in a notes or more information section, this will allow the responder to know
who they are calling.
Pass
along the word. This could be a call that could save your life, a way of
gathering vital information or to provide a way for emergency workers to notify
someone in your time of need.
Considering
that most new cell phones have an automatic contact entry of "In Case of
Emergency", the idea has really been accepted.
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