Important: in an emergency, share your location as clearly as possible using a landmark, building name, neighbourhood or map link. Traffic and area can affect response times.
Save these contacts in advance. For medical emergencies, INEMA 116 remains the clearest ambulance reference. For general emergency routing, public references may vary, so keeping 111 and 112 saved as backup contacts can be useful.
Ambulance, INEMA
National emergency medical service. If possible, say clearly that you need an ambulance and give a precise location.
Emergency Contact
Save as a general emergency contact. In Angola, public routing references have evolved over time, so it is sensible to keep this number available as well.
Alternative Emergency Reference
Older and international-style emergency reference that still appears in some numbering sources. Keep it saved as an additional backup.
- Location: exact address, neighbourhood, landmark or map link
- Patient: age, sex, conscious or unconscious
- Breathing: breathing or not breathing
- Symptoms: describe the situation as clearly as possible
- Phone: keep your line available after the call
Português
Preciso de uma ambulância em [local]. A pessoa tem [idade], é [homem ou mulher], está [consciente ou inconsciente], está [a respirar ou não], e os sintomas são [descrever]. O meu número é [número].
English
I need an ambulance at [location]. The patient is [age], [male or female], [conscious or unconscious], [breathing or not breathing], and the symptoms are [describe]. My number is [number].
- Share a landmark if the street name is unclear.
- Send your live location to someone nearby if possible.
- Keep your phone unlocked and with sound on after calling.
- If one line fails, try the alternative emergency contact you saved.