Emergencies - France

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

• 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.
• Translation of French medical phrases to Russian (with voice)

• 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)

• 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]

• 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.

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