Dealing with emergency situations in France

The 112 will not replace the 15 (medical) or 17 (police-emergency) or 18 (firefighters), numbers that must continue to use directly for the rescue service adapted to the situation. However, 112 is intended to be used:

- For any emergency requiring an ambulance, the fire service or the police when you are traveling in a European country,
- By foreign travelers who do not know the emergency numbers in France
- By users of a laptop.

I call 15:
- In case of urgent medical need
- If you feel unwell
- In case of coma
- If bleeding
- In case of chest pain (this may be a heart attack, and death can occur rapidly)
- In case of breathing difficulties (especially if the person has asthma or heart or that happen during a meal)
- When a person is not breathing
- When you find yourself in the presence of a burnt
- In case of poisoning
- Etc.

I call 17:
- In cases of violence
- In case of attack
- In case of snatching
- In case of burglary
- Etc.

I call 18:
- in case of fire
- In case of gas leak
- If the risk of collapse
- In case of a burial
- For burns
- In case of electrocution
- In case of traffic accident
- Etc.

I called the 196 as a witness or victim
- In a situation of distress at sea,
- During an emergency at sea,
- In case of concern for anyone at sea and did not give new
- For everything observed at sea that seems abnormal,
- Etc.

I call 114
Anyone deaf or hard of hearing, victim or witness an emergency situation that requires the intervention of emergency services can now dial "114" toll-free number, open 7/7, 24h / 24.