Wikibooks: First Aid/Appendix F: Emergency Telephone Numbers

FirstAidHeader To assist the injured in getting aid most countries have designated a specific number as a universal emergency telephone number. Another name for it is the emergency services number. Dialing this number should connect you to the nearest EMS call center. With mobile phones it may be ad...

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Summary:FirstAidHeader To assist the injured in getting aid most countries have designated a specific number as a universal emergency telephone number. Another name for it is the emergency services number. Dialing this number should connect you to the nearest EMS call center. With mobile phones it may be advantageous to use a local number as the recognized call center may be incorrect. = Africa = =Asia= =Europe= The common European emergency number is 112 (following Directive 2002/22/EC – Universal Service Directive) and also standard on GSM mobile phones. 112 is used in all member states of the [[European Union]] Georgia Iceland Liechtenstein the Republic of Macedonia Montenegro Norway Serbia Switzerland Turkey Ukraine and some other countries in addition to their other emergency numbers or as the main emergency number. cite web url=http //www.sos112.info/ title=SOS 112 Europe publisher= accessdate=13 October 2014 Latest status on E 112 initiative http //www.esafetysupport.org/en/esafety activities/28 recommendations/ =Oceania= =North America= =South America= = References= reflist FAFooter11 BookCat