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Emergency Telephone Numbers in Spain & the Costa Calida

Emergency services: the numbers to call for Fire, Police, Ambulance in Spain's Murcia regions. Also sea rescue, drug help, poisons and emergency doctors and hospitals as well as a glossary of emergency terminology.

Emergency Service Numbers
Pan-European Emergency Number	112
Ambulance Service (Ambulancia)	061
National Police (Policía Nacional)	091
Local Police (Policía Municipal)	092
Civil Guard (Guardia Civil)	062
Fire Service (Bomberos)	080
Medical emergencies in Valencia	085
Sea Rescue (Salvamento Marítimo): Cartagena	900 202 202 or 968 529 594 Website

European SOS 112

The number 112 can be dialled to reach emergency services - medical, fire and police - from anywhere in Europe. Call 112 from any phone (mobile or fixed-line) to be automatically connected to the local emergency services

112 can be used for any life-threatening situation, including:

Serious medical problems (accident, unconscious person, severe injuries, chest pain, seizure)
Any type of fire (house, car)
Life-threatening situations (crimes)
For more information about the Pan-European Emergency Number: Click here
Information on the 112 number from the European Commission website

Costa Cálida Emergencies

Costa Cálida Emergency Contacts
Anti-Poison (Urgencias de Toxicología)	Tel: 915 620 420
Emergency Doctor	Tel: 1003
Emergency Vet Centro Clinico Veterinario La Flota (Murcia)	Tel: 968 246 122 Tel: 609 135 403
Emergency Hospital Hospital J.M. Morales Meseguer	Tel: 968 360 900
Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction (Fundación de Ayuda Contra la Drogadicción)	Tel: 900 161 515 Website
HIV/AIDS, Spanish Foundation (Fundación Anti-Sida de España)	Tel: 900 111 000 Website
Crisis Line (Teléfono de la Esperanza)	Tel: 968 343 400 Website (in Spanish)
Red Cross (Cruz Roja)	Tel: 902 222 292 Website
Crisis & Helplines
Battery & Abuse	Tel: 900 100 009
Emergency Shelters for Battered Women (Centros de Emergencia Para Mujeres Maltratadas)	Tel: 968 366 645
Pregnancy Information (Servicio de Información Telefónica para la Embarazada/SITE)	Tel: 918 222 436
Costa Blanca SAMARITANS English-language Costa Blanca-based helpline provides free, confidential emotional support. Takes calls from English speakers anywhere in Spain. Open: Monday to Friday, 19:00-22:00	Tel: 902 88 35 35

24-Hour Pharmacies (Farmacia)

Pharmacies in Murcia follow a rota system which means that there is a pharmacy open 24 hours a day. A list of the nearest 24-hour pharmacies is posted on pharmacy doors.

There are several chemists in the Costa Cálida region that are open 24 hours a day or until late in the evening.

Costal Cálida's main late-night Pharmacies
Farmacia Luis Cano Cerón At: C/ Juan de la Cosa, 7 esq. Paseo Alfonso XIII, 30203 Cartagena	Tel: 968 506 883
Farmacia Manuel Montaner Iñesta At: Alam. Ramón y Cajal, 8, 30800 Lorca	Tel: 968 467 164
Farmacia Sandoval Barnuevo At: Pza. Martínez Tornel, 1, 30000 Murcia	Tel: 968 211 849
Farmacia Sánchez Sánchez At: Rector J. Loustau, Edif. Leo, Acceso Por C/ Principal, 30009 Murcia	Tel: 968 245 319
Farmacia Sánchez Puche At: Avda. Libertad Edif. Cónsul, 30009 Murcia	Tel: 968 295 925
Farmacia Amat Fernández At: C/ C. Del Castillo, Esq. C/ Garzón Santiago de la Ribera, 30720 San Javier	Tel: 968 179 289
Farmacia Hernández Ramón At: C/ Francisco Franco Nº 287 Santiago de la Ribera, 30720 San Javier	Tel: 968 182 987

Hospitals with Accident & Emergency Departments

Costa Cálida Emergency Hospitals
Hospital J.M. Morales Meseguer At: Av. Marqués de los Vélez, s/n. 30008 Murcia	Tel: 968 244 200 Tel: 968 360 900
Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca At: Ctra. Madrid-Cartagena s/n, 30120 El Palmar	Tel: 968 369 500 Tel: 968 369 511
Hospital General de Area Santa María del Rosell At: Pº Alfonso XIII 61, 30203 Cartagena	Tel: 968 504 800
Hospital Rafael Méndez At: Ctra. Nacional 340, km. 589, 30800 Lorca	Tel: 968 445 500

Other local health centres and hospitals can be found on the Regional Health website: Click here

Blood Transfusions

Centro Regional de Transfusión Sanguínea de Murcia
Tel: 968 341 990

Glossary of Emergency Words & Terminology

English	Spanish
Accident	Accidente
Ambulance	Ambulancia
Emergency	Urgencia
Emergency services	Servicios de urgencia
Emergency Health Services	Servicio de Salud-urgencias
Civil Guard	Guardia civil
Doctor	Médico
Fire Service/Brigade	Bomberos
First Aid Posts	Casas de Socorro
Heart attack	Ataque cardiaco/Infarto
Medical Centres	Centros Médicos
Pharmacy	Farmacia
Samaritans	Teléfono de la Esperanza
Serious Illness	Enfermedad Grave

Understanding the Police Services

National Police (Policía Nacional): cover mainly urban areas across Spain. Their duties include dealing with terrorism, national security, protecting national and international dignitaries and combating crime with a national impact (spread across different regions).

Civil Guard (Guardia Civil): is a military force that operates mainly in rural areas and is responsible for dealing with robberies, drug offences, murders and fatal traffic accidents.

Local Police (Policía Municipal): cover towns and cities. In general they deal with traffic control and offences, lost property and crimes such as
muggings and neighbourhood disputes.