Editing Germany (section)

=== Urgent situations ===
If you have an urgent medical situation during evenings, weekends or
holidays you can always find an available doctor who will provide
after hours medical assistance.
You can find an "on call" emergency physician by:

• Calling a general physician listed in the telephone book. If he or
she is not available, you will most likely hear a recorded message
with the telephone number of an emergency doctor.

• In large hotels medical care is usually provided on the premises. If
not, ask the receptionist to contact a doctor for you.

• Calling the "Ärztlichen Notdienst" (19292 in some parts of Germany) for the
name of a doctor in your area, see also:
www.aerztlichepraxis.de/Bereitschaft and
www.aerzte-notdienst.de.

• Going directly to the hospital or emergency room.

• Taking yourself or the patient to the nearest hospital or out-patient
clinic.

• Checking a local newspaper. Look through a local newspaper for
the heading "Notdienst Kalender" (“Emergency Calendar”) to find
an emergency doctor in your area.

• '''In immediate life-threatning situations''' (i.e, motor vehicle accident, chest pain, severe injury etc.)
'''dial 112'''(toll-free, no area code necessary)! This call will be answered by an expirienced rescue professional (most likely a Fire-Fighter) who will send appropriate help to your location (i.e., Paramedics, Ambulance). See below.