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If you become ill or have a medical emergency at night or on a weekend, you have a large network of support services available in Germany.

Important telephone numbers:

• Emergency medical service: 112
• Poison hotline: +49 30 19240
• Medical on-call service: 116 117

Pharmacies also have a night and emergency service.

The following are examples of medical emergencies (medizinische Notfälle):

• acute shortness of breath
• acute pain in the chest
• acute pain in the abdomen
• acute dizziness
• accidents and injuries
• complications during pregnancy
• acute mental distress
• acute danger of suicide
• drug-related emergency
• allergic shock
• loss of consciousness or coma.

In these cases, you should seek immediate help by calling an ambulance (112) or by going to an emergency response center or a doctor.

Important: please contact the staff of your reception center for responsible persons and medical staff in case of emergency!

Resource: Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community

If you need to see a doctor on a holiday, please call 116 117 ore go to your local hospital. On holidays only some pharmacies are open. You can find open pharmacies on the internet.

You can find a hospital here: GERMAN HOSPITAL DIRECTORY