Call For Help Telephone Emergency Call Boxes Radio

Remember that an emergency is a situation that poses an immediate threat to human life or property, though this definition may be different in some areas. Intentional false reports of an emergency are usually prosecuted as a crime.

The call for help is only a step of the emergency action that must be made after the protection and the primary assessment.

1 Telephone

With any telephone, whether a wired telephone or wireless, anywhere in the world, call an emergency telephone number, such as:

Failing this, dial the operator (often by dialing "0") and state clearly that it is an emergency. Within the European Union and on GSM mobile phone networks 112 can be used in addition to any local emergency number.

When possible, it is recommended to use a wired telephone: the quality of the communication is better, and the call can be easily located (a call for help is useless when the rescue team does not know where to go).

2 Emergency call boxes

Some places are equipped with emergency call boxes, e.g. train stations or highwayA highway is a major road within a city, or linking several cities together. It includes roads known as interstate highway, freeway, motorway and autobahn, where a full description varies by country. Generally, a highway is a road which has multiple laness. In such a case, the use of these call boxes is the best solution: the call can be easily located, the person who answers the call knows perfectly the environment and will be able to guide the emergency services.

This particularly true on the road: a call on a cell phone without the location of the accident is useless, it is more efficient for a bystander to drive a few minutes to find an emergency call box.

3 Radio

If you have access to a two-way radioFor other uses see: radio (disambiguation Radio is a technology that allows the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of light. Radio waves Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, and are — of any sort — transmit the words "EMERGENCY EMERGENCY EMERGENCY" followed by your location and the nature of your emergency. If you are using a marine VHF radioVHF radio is radio transmission in the VHF frequency range, as a means of short-range, line-of-sight verbal communication. It is often used in the sea and air transport industries, by emergency services such as the police, fire services, ambulances and by, set the channel to "16". If you are using a CB radio, try setting the channel to either "9" (designated as an emergency channel) or "19" (used by truckers). If you have a selector dial on the radio (amateur or aircraft), set it to "121.5" or "243.0". Pause between transmissions to listen for answers.

Do not use the keyword " MAYDAYAlternative meanings: May Day, Mayday (music). Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal. Some people say that it was derived from the French M'aidez (help me). This is likely because most other urgency calls like Seelonce" unless you are aboard a vessel or aircraft which is in immediate danger of sinking or crashing! You may endanger the lives of emergency responders tens or hundreds of miles away if you do, because helicopters and aircraft will respond to a mayday call with limited fuel supplies and risk crashing in order to pinpoint your location. This has caused fatal crashes several times in open ocean and in the Canadian and Alaskan outback.

In an emergency, remember the mnemonicA mnemonic ( SAMPA /n@'mAnIk/ in US or /n@'mQnIk/ in UK) is a memory aid. Mnemonics are often verbal, are sometimes in verse form, and are often used to remember lists. Mnemonics rely not only on repetition to remember facts, but also on creating associat "Why PATSI":

Why are you calling
Postion (as best known)
Altitude (if you are in an aircraft, on a mountain, and so on)
Track (what direction are you headed in, or are you stationary)
Speed (how fast are you going)
Intentions (what you are going to do, and what kind of help you need)

4 Making contact

You may contact a person hundreds of miles away who is not familiar with your area. Be prepared to give your location. In an urban area give a street address, nearby business or cross streets. In a rural area give a highway number and exit, map or GPS coordinates if you have time, or the route from your location to the nearest landmark.

Also be prepared to state the nature of your emergency. You will be asked many questions, some of which may seem irrelevant. Answer them and stay on the line until you are released. You may be given advice on how to proceed depending on the capabilities of the person or dispatch center you are speaking to.

5 Wilderness emergency signals

Other distress signals are primarily for use in rural or isolated areas, or in the wilderness. These include "SOS" or anything in groups or triangles of three — markers, gunshots, fires etc. Survival training includes ground to air signals that can be used to signal passing aircraft with flares, mirrors or marks made on the ground or snow. Again, only use these signals in an actual emergency and destroy them when you are rescued. Pilots will take extreme risks to locate and report what they believe to be an emergency signal from the ground.

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