Contacting the Ambulance in an Emergency

Contacting the Ambulance in an Emergency

Who do I call?

There is one based in the car park in the village, which is there in the day from 08:00 until 20:00. This, if available, will be the quickest during the day.
There is another ambulance based in Pilar de la Horadada, near the police station 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If this is available, it will probably be the quickest between 20:00 and 08:00
The telephone number to call is:
96 676 62 22 or 608 105 412 (Pinar de Campoverde)

This is a free private ambulance service provided by Pilar town council.

You can also call 112, which connects you to the ambulance service provided by Generalitat Valenciana

There are also two defibrillators in the village. In the old part, on the wall outside Restaurant Casa Ana (Avenida del Pino) and in the new part on the rear wall of Pinar Properties, next to the View Bar on Avenida del Taray (where the outside seating for all the bars is).

Ambulance telephone numbers

This list provides some examples of common problems or phrases required when speaking to ask for help from an emergency ambulance.
You can download a pdf file of these terms by clicking here

This is an emergency 
Esto es un emergencia

My husband/wife/child/friend is ill
Mi marido/mujer/niño/amigo esta enfermo

He/She has had an accident
El/ella ha sufrido un accidente 

He/She is:
Esta:

unconscious
desmayado

bleeding
sangrado

very confused
muy confuso

in a lot of pain
en mucho dolor

He/She has:
Tiene:

a pain
un dolor

a headache
un dolor de cabeza

a pain in his chest
un dolor de su pecho

a fever, temperature
un fiebre, temperatura

He/she cannot breathe
No esta posible respirar

He/she suffers from:
Tengo:

asthma
asma

emphysema
enfisema

hypertension
hipertension

diabetes
diabetes

rheumatoid/osteoarthritis
artritis reumatoides/osteoartritis

cancer
cancer

head
cabeza

neck
cuello

shoulder
hombro

arm
brazo

leg
pierna

foot
pie

chest
pecho

heart
corazon

stomach
estomago


my name is
me llamo

my address is
mi dirección es

my telephone number is
mi numero de telefono es


You can find a more detailed list of terms on the expatica website.
Please click here to view the page

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