This is a list of useful numbers to keep next to the telephone in case of an emergency. You can also add important personal numbers to the list.
Various state and non-government organisations offer emergency rescue and transport services to the public. These emergency services provide on-the-spot assistance for patients and transportation to health facilities.
If your baby, toddler or child has consumed, inhaled or is affected in any other way by a substance (from detergents, to plants to medication etc) that could be toxic, phone the Red Cross Children's Hospital Poison Line on 021 689 5227.
The City of Cape Town has introduced a single emergency toll-free number for residents living in its area.
The Act provides for the regulation of ambulance service delivery in the Western Cape; for the establishment of the Western Cape Ambulance Services Board; for the accreditation, registration and licensing of ambulance services and other issues.
These regulations govern the registration of ambulance services in the province, the management of these services, the imposition of fines or penalties where necessary; the powers of emergency services personnel; the training of personnel; fees for services and other issues that concern ambulance services.