All very good advice, thank you! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Harshbarger" <tsha...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 8:36 PM Subject: RE: How to use the iphone in an emergency
It might be good to ask the person what kind of emergencies he is concerned with. If he doesn't know, then it might be useful to discuss the kinds of emergencies he might find himself in and when he would be using the phone. If there is an emergency, the first priority isn't to call 911. Instead the first priority is to seek as much safety as you can in that situation. I noticed some situations were mentioned in this chain of e-mails. For example, if someone is physically threatening you face-to-face, it's more important you do what you can to protect yourself physically in that situation than it is to call 911. If you need to run, focus on running. Don't allow yourself to split your focus. Calling 911 under those circumstances isn't going to help you. It's going to take emergency services a while to get there so you want to make yourself as safe as possible until they can respond. Once you have some level of safety, then you can think about dialing 911. At that point, you should have plenty of time to use whatever method you want to call 911. That may be the best way to answer that question for the person. Just the thought of emergencies can be scary and a lot of people have unrealistic expectations of what they can and can't do or what will happen during an emergency. The first step is safety and stabilization. After you do what you can about that, then you call. and under those circumstances, you will have what time you need to call 911 as well as provide them with information so they can respond in the best way possible. And regarding noisy environments, I always keep earbuds either in my pocket or wrapped around my wrist just in case I'm in a really noisy environment and want to make it easier to hear the iPhone. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
