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Emergency Services

This is your ticket to emergency aid in Andalucia:

Emergency Telephone Number = 112

You should be able to obtain help in Spanish, English, German, French, Arabic and Ukranian by ringing 112, as well as any other language upon request. Be prepared to give the patient's age, a description of the emergency and your exact location.

If you are on holiday and do not know or are unable to remember this number, you can call 999 (UK) or 911 (USA) and you will connect to the 112 emergency services.

In an emergency, a hospital must treat you, regardless of your ability to pay. If you are physically able, you can go to a hospital emergency or casualty department (Urgencias) or a 24-hour public health clinic.

 

 

 

Emergency Department at Hospitals

If you must use the Urgencias department of a hospital, the procedure is as follows:

Staff at the reception desk will ask for your personal information and a description of your medical problem. They will then decide whether you need immediate attention or are able to wait.

If you must wait, then your name is called - listen carefully - you will be allowed one person to accompany you to see the doctor. The rest of the family must stay in the waiting room.

At some hospitals, children waiting for the pediatrician are kept in a special waiting area with their families so that nurses can take temperatures and carry out other minor procedures thus speeding up the process.

However, if you are put in a waiting room, don't expect the wait to be speedy.

 

 

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