Calling an Ambulance - Test your Skills

What number should you call in an emergency in the UK?

• A. 123.
• B. 999.
• C. Your home phone number.

When you call 999 you will first be asked:

• A. Fire, Police, Ambulance or Coast Guard?
• B. Your name?
• C. Where you are?

When you are asked “what is the address of the emergency?” What should you say?

• A. Your home address.
• B. The address where the emergency is.
• C. The address of your school.

When you are asked “what is the phone number you are calling from?” What should you say?

• A. Your home phone number.
• B. Your name.
• C. The phone number where you are.

How do you know if a person is conscious?

• A. They are awake.
• B. They are hurt.
• C. They are not moving or responding to your voice.

How can you check if someone is breathing?

• A. Try to move them.
• B. Look to see if their eyes are open.
• C. Look to see if their chest is moving up and down.

Which answer is true?

• A. After you tell the person on the phone where you are, put the phone down.
• B. Never put the phone down until the ambulance arrives.
• C. It doesn’t matter when you put the phone down.

Do you know the answers to these questions: What is your address?, What is your phone number?

• A. Yes.
• B. No.
• C. Not sure.