Which of the following numbers should you call in order to call an ambulance to the scene of a road accident?
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Correct answer
C. 999
Explanation
You call an ambulance to the scene of an accident by dialling the emergency number 112 or directly 999 - the correct answer is C. The number 112 works throughout the European Union, also from a phone without a SIM card or without credit, and connects you to an operator who will pass the call to the right service. The number 999 is the direct number of the ambulance service.
Answer A (997) is the number of the police, and B (998) is the fire brigade. When you call, you first give the place of the incident, then what happened and how many people are injured, and at the end your personal details; you do not hang up first. The State Emergency Medical Services Act places the duty to notify the services about a person in a sudden health emergency on every witness.
Legal basis: Art. 4 of the State Emergency Medical Services Act