Emergencies - France
Important National Phone Numbers
Free call in France 7/7 24/24:
- INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EMERGENCY NUMBER : 112 (sometime known as 15)
- NATIONAL SOCIAL EMERGENCY PHONE LINE : 115
- If you have no housing or food
- POLICE/GENDARMERIE : 17
- FIRE : 18
Medical
- Emergency care is always accessible and free in France. Expect long waiting lines.
- To find the emergencies : type “urgences” with your city name in Google Maps. If you don't find it, call the emergency number 112.
- To find the hospital : type “Hôpital” with your city name in Google Maps.
- Not all hospitals have emergency units.
- Antibiotics require a prescription by a doctor.
Emergency Tone - Emergency Alarm
Normal situations : Tests, Elections
- Emergency Tone or Emergency Alarms are tested the first wednesday of the month in France
- Emergency Tone or Emergency Alarms are used on elections days (some sundays)
Real emergency situations
- Turn the TV on news channels : BFM TV (Channel 15)], [[ https://www.francetvinfo.fr/ | France TV Info (Channel 27)
- Turn the radio on : Information is provided by the national radio "France Info" or local "France Bleu" radio channels.
More information : Wikipedia : Alert to populations [FR]
Death, Accident, Birth, Under Arrest
- Accident : Get medical help first. Go to the “Medical” section.
- Death and Births : Recorded by “Mairie” and the consulate.
- Arrest : If under arrest, ask for a translator and a lawyer.
Contact the emergency line of the ukrainian consulate in Paris.