Emergencies

Where to go in cases of emergency

In case of an emergency, don't worry about insurance issues and head directly to the nearest hospital emergency room (urgences).

Under French law, any health organization, public or private, is required to treat patients in an emergency situation regardless of their insurance status. Nonetheless, the responsibility of deciding what constitutes an emergency rests with the medical staff.

French emergency phone numbers (free from any phone):

general emergency number is 112
SAMU (ambulance): dial 15
Pompiers (Fire-brigade): dial 18*
Police: dial 17

* The Pompiers, or to give them their full name Pompiers-Sapeurs - also act as an emergency first-aid service. They should be contacted first in the event of eny emergency, such as, for example, you not being able to get to a hospital yourself.

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