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What are the 5 emergency numbers?
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NATIONAL EMERGENCY NUMBER | 112 |
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POLICE | 100 |
FIRE | 101 |
AMBULANCE | 102 |
Disaster Management Services | 108 |
What happens if I dial 112 in the UK?
112 is often described as the “New emergency number” it is in fact the EU wide emergency number which has been used for decades and is used across the whole European Community and is designed that any EU citizen in any EU country can summon emergency help with one familiar number.
What is a 112 call?
What is 112? “112” is the European emergency number people in distress can call 24h/24 and 7d/7 in all 27 member states of the European Union to get immediate assistance from the fire brigade, a medical team or the police. You can call the number 112 with a fixed or mobile phone.
What should be on emergency contact list?
Items to Put on an Emergency Contact List
- Family physician and hospital. The first name and number on your list should be your family’s doctor and a local hospital.
- School contacts.
- Local contact.
- Next of kin.
- Work contact.
- Additional emergency contacts.
- Electric and utility companies.
- Poison control center.
What happens when dial 111?
When you call 111, you will speak to an adviser from the NHS 111 team. The team has trained advisers and nurses who can help you. They will ask you questions to find out what help you need. An adviser is someone who can give you medical advice and help.
Why does the UK use 999?
The code 999 was used to allow free calls to the emergency services from coinboxes (payphones). The dials of coinboxes were already modified to allow free calls to the operator using the digit ‘0’. The next easiest digit to modify on the dial was the 9 – next to 0.
What is the UK police number?
999
Contact the police by calling 999 to report emergencies or by calling 101 for non-emergencies.
What numbers are emergency numbers?
Dialing a known emergency number like 112 forces the phone to try the call with any available network. On some networks, a GSM phone without a SIM card may be used to make emergency calls, and most GSM phones accept a larger list of emergency numbers without SIM card, such as 112, 911, 118, 119, 000, 110, 08, and 999.
What is primary emergency contact?
An emergency contact is the first person medical personnel will get in touch with in an emergency, but your emergency contact may not have the legal authority to act on your behalf unless you explicitly provide that power. Ideally, you will name the same person to be your agent and your emergency contact.
What happens if I dial 911 in UK?
In the United Kingdom, the numbers 999 and 112 both connect to the same service, and there is no priority or charge for either of them. Callers dialling 911, the USA’s emergency number, may be transferred to the 999 call system if the call is made within the United Kingdom from a mobile phone.
What is the emergency number for England?
United Kingdom. 999 is the official emergency number for the United Kingdom, but calls are also accepted on the European Union emergency number, 112. All calls are answered by 999 operators.
When to call the non-emergency number?
You wake up to find your vehicle missing.
What is the equivalent of 911 in the UK?
UK – 999 or 55. Find out more about it here.
When to call 911?
Breathing problems (life-threatening allergic reactions can happen rapidly and without warning)