Red flags: 8 conditions where minutes count — pick a symptom
CALL EMERGENCY NOW
Squeezing/burning behind the sternum >5 min, radiating to arm/jaw/back + sweat/nausea — heart attack suspected. CALL EMERGENCY NOW. Chew aspirin if not allergic.
Numbers: 103 — ambulance, 112 — general emergency. Speak clearly: address, what happened, age, consciousness/breathing. Don't hang up first — the dispatcher guides you until arrival. When in doubt — call: a false alarm beats a late one.