Financial services company, Santam, has compiled a list of tips along with the three emergency numbers it says every South African should have to help them through most situations.<\/p>\n
I’ve got an emergency…what now?<\/p>\n
Try to stay calm and make sure you have these details ready:<\/p>\n
Remember: never hang up until you are told to do so.<\/p>\n
Nationwide Emergency Response – 10111<\/strong><\/p>\n Dial the telephone number 10111 from anywhere in South Africa and a call centre operator will answer the incoming call, take all necessary particulars and assign the complaint to a Flying Squad patrol vehicle, or the local police station, to attend the incident.<\/p>\n Cell phone emergency – 112<\/strong><\/p>\n For emergencies, you can call 112 from any cell phone in South Africa. You will then reach a call centre and they will route you to an emergency service closest to you.<\/p>\n When you dial this number you will reach an automated menu. Don’t let this frustrate you. The menu acts as a form of triage (priority of treatment) control and filters out abuse of the medical and emergency system.<\/p>\n It’s very easy to get caught up in distress but remember to stay calm and make sure the emergency medical services team knows exactly how to reach you.<\/p>\n Ambulance – 10177<\/strong><\/p>\n This number can be used in the case of a medical emergency and can be called in conjunction with both the fire and police department respectively, depending on whether or not there are casualties.<\/p>\n If you don’t have them stored already, we recommend that you put these three numbers on your phone. In fact, you may want to store them all under ‘Emergency’ as follows:<\/p>\n South Africans rank their best and worst short-term insurance companies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n These are the 10 things South Africans love to buy online<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n
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