Emergency actuation device for a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, for actuation via at least two consecutive actuation actions having - an actuation element for a control device and - a shielding (108; 208) associated to the actuating element, wherein - the control device unlocks an access device, in particular a door, to the vehicle as a result of an actuation of the actuation element from a rest position, - the shielding (108; 208), in a closed state, shields the actuation element in its rest position against unhindered access, - the actuation element is formed as a pivot lever having a free first end and a second end, in the area of which the actuation element is articulated so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis (105.2), characterized in that - the shielding (108; 208) comprises a locking device (109; 209) which can be brought into an unlocked state by a short single unlocking action, in particular in the form of a single hand movement, wherein - the shielding (108; 208), in the unlocked state of the locking device (109; 209), can be brought into an opened state in a first actuation operation, - the shielding (108; 208), in the opened state, is remote from the actuation element to release actuation of the actuation element in a second actuation operation, - the shielding (108; 208) is formed as a lid (108.4; 208.4) articulated to be pivotable about a further pivot axis (108.1; 201.1), - the pivot axis (108.1; 208.1) of the shielding (108; 208) and the pivot axis (105.2) of the actuation element are substantially parallel and - the free first end of the actuation element, in its rest position, is located closer to the pivot axis (108.1; 208.1) of the shielding (108; 208) than the second end of the actuation element. - an actuation element for a control device and - a shielding (108; 208) associated to the actuating element, wherein - the control device unlocks an access device, in particular a door, to the vehicle as a result of an actuation of the actuation element from a rest position, - the shielding (108; 208), in a closed state, shields the actuation element in its rest position against unhindered access, - the actuation element is formed as a pivot lever having a free first end and a second end, in the area of which the actuation element is articulated so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis (105.2), - the shielding (108; 208) comprises a locking device (109; 209) which can be brought into an unlocked state by a short single unlocking action, in particular in the form of a single hand movement, wherein - the shielding (108; 208), in the unlocked state of the locking device (109; 209), can be brought into an opened state in a first actuation operation, - the shielding (108; 208), in the opened state, is remote from the actuation element to release actuation of the actuation element in a second actuation operation, - the shielding (108; 208) is formed as a lid (108.4; 208.4) articulated to be pivotable about a further pivot axis (108.1; 201.1), - the pivot axis (108.1; 208.1) of the shielding (108; 208) and the pivot axis (105.2) of the actuation element are substantially parallel and - the free first end of the actuation element, in its rest position, is located closer to the pivot axis (108.1; 208.1) of the shielding (108; 208) than the second end of the actuation element.